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My Dog Scratched With Its Tooth On My Arm. Is It Required To Take Injection?
My dog 3 years old german sheperd put a light scrach with tooth on the arm. On upper layer of skin
Is it required to take injection?
If required ! Than within how much maximum time we have to take the injection?
The dag had anti rabbies injection in november 2013.
Please reply ASAP
Is it required to take injection?
If required ! Than within how much maximum time we have to take the injection?
The dag had anti rabbies injection in november 2013.
Please reply ASAP
Sat, 5 Apr 2014
Hi,
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
If dogs saliva is in contact with the abraded skin ARV should be given.
Start the vaccine on the day of bite('0' day), then on 3rd, 7th.14th and 28th day.
If the dog is found to be healthy after 10th day further shots can be discontinued.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
If dogs saliva is in contact with the abraded skin ARV should be given.
Start the vaccine on the day of bite('0' day), then on 3rd, 7th.14th and 28th day.
If the dog is found to be healthy after 10th day further shots can be discontinued.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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