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Suggest Treatment For Unvaccinated Dog Scratch

hi my friend got a 2 month old labrador puppy.while playing wid d puppy i got 2 scratches on my hand due to her teeth . it dint bleed much..a lil drop of blood ooze out due to the scratch. i washed d wound with water. d puppy is not vaccinated yet. do i need to get the anti rabies vaccination done.
Tue, 6 May 2014
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Hello,
Welcome to HCM,

As you were bit by unvaccinated puppy following which you had a punctured wound with few drops of blood.According to WHO categories it is categorized into Cat III. Rabies is a disease transmitted by dog which is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable with proper and adequate treatment.

You need to take both antirabies vaccine and antirabies serum, antirabies vaccine should be taken on days 0, 3,7,14 and 28 and rabies immunoglobulin should be taken around the wound on day 0.

In addition to this you need to take a shot of Inj TT and a course of antibiotics.
I would suggest you to consult your doctor for proper and adequate treatment.
Thank you.
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Suggest Treatment For Unvaccinated Dog Scratch

Hello, Welcome to HCM, As you were bit by unvaccinated puppy following which you had a punctured wound with few drops of blood.According to WHO categories it is categorized into Cat III. Rabies is a disease transmitted by dog which is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable with proper and adequate treatment. You need to take both antirabies vaccine and antirabies serum, antirabies vaccine should be taken on days 0, 3,7,14 and 28 and rabies immunoglobulin should be taken around the wound on day 0. In addition to this you need to take a shot of Inj TT and a course of antibiotics. I would suggest you to consult your doctor for proper and adequate treatment. Thank you.