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What Should Be Done After Being Bitten By A Vaccinated Puppy?
My puppy has taken injection of rabies and he bit my son does any need to take him injection
Tue, 18 Feb 2014
Hello,
Welcome to HCM,
Similar to humans the puppy should also given vaccines to protect themselves against the dreaded disease like rabies.
If the puppy was given the injection, it suggest that your puppy is protected against the disease.
As your son was bitten by the puppy, it is better to give three dose of anti rabies vaccine on days 0,3 and 7, because rabies is 100% fatal don't take risk of waiting for 10 days.
You have to observe the puppy for 10 days, if it develops any symptoms of rabies in addition to the vaccine you have to give rabies immunoglobulins (RIGs).
Thank you.
Welcome to HCM,
Similar to humans the puppy should also given vaccines to protect themselves against the dreaded disease like rabies.
If the puppy was given the injection, it suggest that your puppy is protected against the disease.
As your son was bitten by the puppy, it is better to give three dose of anti rabies vaccine on days 0,3 and 7, because rabies is 100% fatal don't take risk of waiting for 10 days.
You have to observe the puppy for 10 days, if it develops any symptoms of rabies in addition to the vaccine you have to give rabies immunoglobulins (RIGs).
Thank you.
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