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Suggest Treatment For Dog Bite

My mom got bit by a dog On Saturday. Right above her left ankle She is 78 yo .The owner of the dog washed out puncture wound with hydrogen peroxide and put a bandage on it. Later that day I took her to the urgent care center . The doc treated her by washing the wound, and putting a clean pad and tape over it. He also gave her a tetanus shot. Also Amoxocillin antibiotics to take for 5 days. He said to watch for redness. Yesterday and today the redness and bruising(?) is a a little bigger I guess 1 1/2" square. Is it normal or is it ainfection? I have cleaned and replaced the pad and tape 2x a day. Is it time to go see the doc?
Mon, 28 Apr 2014
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Hello,
Welcome to HCM,

Rabies is a disease which is transmitted by the dog, which is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable by proper and adequate treatment.

As your mother was bit by a suspected rabid stray dog. As you have mentioned it is a Cat III bite it is necessary to take both the active and passive immunization with Antirabies vaccine and Antirabies serum respectively.

She has to be given both antirabies vaccine and antirabies serum, she has to take all the doses of antirabies vaccine on days 0, 3, 7, 14 and 28 and antirabies serum (Rabies immunoglobulin) on day 0 in and around the wound.

In addition to this she should be given Inj TT and antibiotic like tab Augmentin for 5 days will suffices the treatment.
Thank you.
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Suggest Treatment For Dog Bite

Hello, Welcome to HCM, Rabies is a disease which is transmitted by the dog, which is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable by proper and adequate treatment. As your mother was bit by a suspected rabid stray dog. As you have mentioned it is a Cat III bite it is necessary to take both the active and passive immunization with Antirabies vaccine and Antirabies serum respectively. She has to be given both antirabies vaccine and antirabies serum, she has to take all the doses of antirabies vaccine on days 0, 3, 7, 14 and 28 and antirabies serum (Rabies immunoglobulin) on day 0 in and around the wound. In addition to this she should be given Inj TT and antibiotic like tab Augmentin for 5 days will suffices the treatment. Thank you.