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Is Anti-rabies Vaccination Necessary For A Puppy Scratch?
Just scratched accidentally by an unvaccinated puppy of less than 5months old (we schedule to have it vaccinated yet with antirabies today)yesterday on my right middle finger,skin is broken but with no blood though.i washed it with running water and a soap,place a garlic on top of it after for about 5minutes in an improvised bandage manner.do i need to get a shot?
Hello dear I understand your concern Yes minor scratch by the unvaccinated puppy can cause rabies. So better to go for the rabies vaccine for full dose with booster dose. Take rabies vaccine dose at 0,3,7, 14 and 29 days. Hope this may help you
Contact HCM for further health query Best regards Dr. Sagar
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Is Anti-rabies Vaccination Necessary For A Puppy Scratch?
Hello dear I understand your concern Yes minor scratch by the unvaccinated puppy can cause rabies. So better to go for the rabies vaccine for full dose with booster dose. Take rabies vaccine dose at 0,3,7, 14 and 29 days. Hope this may help you Contact HCM for further health query Best regards Dr. Sagar