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Risk of rabies
A mother dog near my home, which lives downstairs near a drain with mud, gave birth to five puppies about 20–21 days ago. Since they are only around 20 days old, they cannot drink milk on their own, so I have to pick them up and feed them from a bowl. While I was feeding them milk, they accidentally scratched me while drinking. I got a small scratch on my hand , and I am not sure if any blood came out, but most likely it did not. I am now worried whether this could be a possible rabies exposure.
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A scratch from a 20-day-old puppy that likely did not break the skin is a low-risk exposure, but it cannot be completely ignored since the mother dog is a stray living near a drain and her vaccination status is unknown. Puppies under 3 months old can theoretically carry rabies if their mother is infected, though this is uncommon. Since you are unsure if the skin was broken, it is safer to take precautions. Wash the area thoroughly with soap and water for at least 15 minutes immediately.
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Please consult me directly on Practo for a detailed evaluation â based on the wound assessment, I can advise whether post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) vaccination is needed.
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Yes please consult ASAP
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Need a few more details please consult for further evaluation and treatment
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Vacation
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If there is a scratch, go for vaccination.
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Get vaccinated
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Doubtful cases,u get vaccinated for precaution.Its safe, since Rabies is 100 percent fatal.
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If blood oozes out of scratch, go for Antirabies vaccination
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Get vaccinated as early as possible, benefit of doubt favours vaccination
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Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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get yourself vaccinated bec if the rabies happens its 100 percent fatal. plus it would be in your mind even if you don’t require. so take the dam vaccine 4 times on day 1 ,3 ,7 and 28 it free of cost to nearby CHC or govt hospital . your job will be done within 15 min
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No need to worry at all 👍🏻
20 day old puppies have extremely low risk of carrying rabies
Book a quick consultation with me now I’ll give you complete reassurance and the right next steps if needed. 😊
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Avoid fried and spicy food
Water intake more
Green leafy vegetables more
Fiber meal
Walk
Do connect and consult
Will help you
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If the scratch was very superficial, did not bleed, and was caused by a healthy 20-day-old puppy, the risk of rabies is extremely low.
However, any scratch that breaks the skin is considered a potential exposure. Wash the area thoroughly with soap and water for 15 minutes.
Kindly consult so that I could help you out from this problem.
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Listen u need to get vaccine as u r taking care of unvaccinated puppies. Life is precious, u r doing great work. But side effect is there.
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Need some more history from your side in your case
So kindly do connect and consult with me
So I can give you better advice .
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Dr. Ashita Kuruvilla
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8 yrs exp
Kolkata
Need few more details for further evaluation. Kindly consult
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Dr. Sajid Ali
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4 yrs exp
Kanpur
Get vaccinated properly
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Dr. Suraj Sharma
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4 yrs exp
Jaipur
Need some more details kindly consult
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Dr. Khushal Mehta
General Physician
1 yrs exp
Surat
Hey lady!
If you are sure blood has not came out then it’s okay if you don’t take vaccination. In case bleeding had happened or in case of doubt, i would suggest you should take vaccination to be on safer side. It’s always good to take four injections then to risk life for such bad disease!
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In your case as you are not sure, I would personally suggest to take vaccination! And definitely you should do proper cleaning of wound!
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Dr. Gaurij Hood
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18 yrs exp
Valsad
Better take 3 doses of Rabies vaccine.Pls connect for further discussion and solution
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Dr. Ravi Kumar Nadella
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Hyderabad
Better take
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