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How Many ARV Shots Can Be Taken After Being Licked By A Dog?
Took 5shots ofARV last dose on 15th dec.2017.again took 1 inj.on 5 jan./18fue to minor scratch by my pet .again same pet lick on my leg in broken skin,took 1 shot again.on 17th march/18..again l took 1 shot for fear .when I was on class,and heard thst som fog had sat on that chsir after coming from classs Took food.so because of fear of being exposed of by feeding ,took another 1 shot of arv.on 30th march.do i need one more shot today.last shots were taken 1,as my pet was ok after 10 days of observing.in this caze i do not know the dog.plz help.
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Ideally it does not requires any vaccination if the pet is already vaccinated, or does not have any disease. To avoid risk go for prophylactic vaccination. Hope this information helps.
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How Many ARV Shots Can Be Taken After Being Licked By A Dog?
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Ideally it does not requires any vaccination if the pet is already vaccinated, or does not have any disease. To avoid risk go for prophylactic vaccination. Hope this information helps. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.