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Suggest Treatment For A Puppy Bite
i got bitten by our puppy who has not received any shots yet, he was already sickly during that time and today, 3 days after the incident, he died. I did not bleed when he bit me, but only had some scratches which were not deep and was not infected. Am i in danger, too?
Fri, 13 Nov 2015
Hi & Welcome.
I can understand your concern.
It is unfortunate your puppy died after the biting incident.
Being not vaccinated against rabies, it seems to have died due to rabies or some other illness.
But, since you are bitten by a rabid animal you must take five shots of antirabies vaccine on the following schedule, day 0,3,7,14 and 28. Since rabies could be the cause of the death for your puppy, you must take anti rabies SERUM immediately along with the first dose of anti rabies VACCINE on day O.
Hope this answers your query.
I can understand your concern.
It is unfortunate your puppy died after the biting incident.
Being not vaccinated against rabies, it seems to have died due to rabies or some other illness.
But, since you are bitten by a rabid animal you must take five shots of antirabies vaccine on the following schedule, day 0,3,7,14 and 28. Since rabies could be the cause of the death for your puppy, you must take anti rabies SERUM immediately along with the first dose of anti rabies VACCINE on day O.
Hope this answers your query.
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