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Suggest Cure For Dog Bite

I was out walking my dog yesterday in a field and got bitten it was first very itchy then started to swell up i took ibrofuen and piriton and it did go down but today it is quite swollen and where iv worn my work boots all day its made the swelling move up
Mon, 25 Apr 2016
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Hi
You seem to have developed cellulitis (infection of the soft tissue of the leg) following dog bite. Assuming that your dog is not vaccinated against rabies,
you need to take a single tetaus shot and 5 doses of anti rabies vaccine on the days 0,3,7,14 and 28 following dog bite. If your dog remains healthy and does not show any abnormal behavior for 10 days post bite, you can discontinue the anti rabies vaccine doses on day 14 and 28.
Beside, you need to take a course of appropriate antibiotic (like Cloxacillin) and anti inflammatory drugs (like Ibuprofen) for the treatment of the infection after consulting a GP.
Do not forget to vaccinate your dog every year and always keep the vaccinated certificate valid.
Hope this answers your query.
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Suggest Cure For Dog Bite

Hi You seem to have developed cellulitis (infection of the soft tissue of the leg) following dog bite. Assuming that your dog is not vaccinated against rabies, you need to take a single tetaus shot and 5 doses of anti rabies vaccine on the days 0,3,7,14 and 28 following dog bite. If your dog remains healthy and does not show any abnormal behavior for 10 days post bite, you can discontinue the anti rabies vaccine doses on day 14 and 28. Beside, you need to take a course of appropriate antibiotic (like Cloxacillin) and anti inflammatory drugs (like Ibuprofen) for the treatment of the infection after consulting a GP. Do not forget to vaccinate your dog every year and always keep the vaccinated certificate valid. Hope this answers your query.