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Dog bites..
Dog Bites me on 20th Feb and I Took the First Dose 21th Feb After 12 hours and then 2nd shot on 24 th feb(today) in private Clinic and will take next three shots next week,also I observed the dog and Dog is fine and healthy,
Should I observe the dog for 10 Days or what should I do now.
I am worried..
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Better to take all 5 doses of Anti-rabies vaccine because in our India rabies is most common and if the dog is health and fine also u need to take all doses and route cause is unknown sometimes !!! Most of the cases in many places have mortality with symptoms of rabies so please careful
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Next time check for a rabies antibody titer is essential for antibodies
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It's better to complete post bite vaccination schedule as per schedule recommended by WHO. As an incubation period of Rabies is too long need not keep watch on the dog said dog . Present health situation may not correlate with future disease conditions.
If you have completed the post bite vaccination schedule need not to worry much.
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As for as the disease is concerned, it will spread only by the bite of a rabid dog and not by a non rabid dog. So you just complete the post bite vaccination schedule.
The incubation period for rabies virus in dog may go upto six months. So don't correlate the present condition with the rabies symptoms of dog.
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Follow the post bite vaccination schedule
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Dr. Madhavi Vidiyala
Veterinary Physician
19 yrs exp
Bangalore
Pls finish next three shots..you are fine..no worries..
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Dr. Prasanna P M
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8 yrs exp
Bangalore
Risk is higher when you got bitten by unvaccinated stray dogs. Absolutely nothing to worry, observe the dog for one more week ( check for the paralysis or death) if the dog doing okay without showing the signs of illness then nothing to worry
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Dr. M. Madeena Begum
Veterinary Physician
12 yrs exp
Chennai
Observe the dog for 10 days. Just follow the post bite anti rabies shots as per your physician
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Dr. Deepak Tulpule
Veterinary Physician
29 yrs exp
Pune
Continue with your post bite schedule. Consult with your physician . Do not worry
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