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Why Is The Dog Bite Wound Still Draining?

I was bitten really bad by dog bite. The dog ripped the skin pretty deep. I went to er an they cleaned it. Bandaged. No stitches. An gave me antibiotics. This happened two weeks ago. I m finished with antibiotic but it is still draining an has hard knot under bite. It hurts only when I don t have it bandaged up. Is this bad to have knot an still b draining
posted on Sat, 17 May 2014
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Hi, Welcome to Health care magic forum.
First of all you should get it confirmed that whether the dog, is healthy, and alive. If the dog is dead, or mad, it must be rabies infected, so you should get the vaccination, for rabies, with A.R.V.
The wound not healing may not have relation with the rabies, consult your doctor for the wound.
You may need to have culture and sensitivity of the discharge from the wound, and treatment according to the sensitive drugs in the report.
Wishing for a quick and complete recovery. Thank you.
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Why Is The Dog Bite Wound Still Draining?

Hi, Welcome to Health care magic forum. First of all you should get it confirmed that whether the dog, is healthy, and alive. If the dog is dead, or mad, it must be rabies infected, so you should get the vaccination, for rabies, with A.R.V. The wound not healing may not have relation with the rabies, consult your doctor for the wound. You may need to have culture and sensitivity of the discharge from the wound, and treatment according to the sensitive drugs in the report. Wishing for a quick and complete recovery. Thank you.