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Does A Dog Bite, Resulting In Minor Bleeding And Injury, Require Medical Attention?
zSir my pet dog 3&half month old bite my son(10 yr,)yesterday.The wound is minor,on very upper layer of skin but still very small amount of blood(not flowing)occured.will it make any difference to take him to a doctor tomorrow?up to what time it would be safe to take him to a doctor?
Hello dear I understand your concern Scratch can cause transmission of the rabies virus. Rabies is very fatal disease.
If the dog did not appear ill during the 10 days of observation or after, then the dog is healthy and without rabies. The person who was bit does not need any rabies vaccination.
But rabies is very fatal disease so according to current practice rabies vaccine is advisable without wait for 10 days. I wold suggest to follow appropriate anti rabies vaccination schedule according to your doctor advise. Tetanus toxoid is also advisable
Make sure that there is no infection and pus formation at bite site. If infection occur topical antibiotic will help Hope this may help you
Contact further if follow up needed Best regards Dr. Sagar
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Does A Dog Bite, Resulting In Minor Bleeding And Injury, Require Medical Attention?
Hello dear I understand your concern Scratch can cause transmission of the rabies virus. Rabies is very fatal disease. If the dog did not appear ill during the 10 days of observation or after, then the dog is healthy and without rabies. The person who was bit does not need any rabies vaccination. But rabies is very fatal disease so according to current practice rabies vaccine is advisable without wait for 10 days. I wold suggest to follow appropriate anti rabies vaccination schedule according to your doctor advise. Tetanus toxoid is also advisable Make sure that there is no infection and pus formation at bite site. If infection occur topical antibiotic will help Hope this may help you Contact further if follow up needed Best regards Dr. Sagar