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Hello, My teenage son was either scratched by a dog s paw or the dog s fang may have scratched the underside of his right thigh. My son does not know which occured, the dog was trying to attack him and he jumped a fence to get away. I am very concerned. We did wash it with soap and water. Please help!
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi,
You can not take risk whether it was bite or nail scractch.
Go for,
Tetanus toxoid shot and
anti-rabies shots.
Ok and take care.
You can not take risk whether it was bite or nail scractch.
Go for,
Tetanus toxoid shot and
anti-rabies shots.
Ok and take care.
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