i think my puppy bit me and she still has rabies?

Question

well i was walking my puppy i just got 2 days ago and she`s still too young to get her rabies shot. she started biting so i spanked her once but then the side of my pinky finger started to hurt abour 2 minutes later. when i looked at it, a tiny bit of my skin was peeled and there was a REALLY TINY bit of blood. it`s been about 5-10 minutes since this happened that i`m typing this now, and all thats left is the tiny bit of skin peeled and a red dot under it. did she give me rabies!?!?!

i don`t hit her, i like only hit her once or twice, when she bites i usually like hold her mouth together and say no, or bad, and shake my head. but she`s a pure mountain cur breed, and she`s 2 months old almost 3 months.

and no, i`m not evil.

how many times a day and for how long should i walk/play with her?

Answer 1

Dogs aren't born with rabies. The vaccination is to prevent rabies, not cure it. You are overreacting.
Unless your puppy has had a scuffle with a rabid animal, you have nothing to be worried about.

Answer 2

I sincerely doubt it. It's called a cut and puppies bite, some more than others. Clean the cut, put on some polysporin, and a band-aid. If it gets infected, go to the doctor. You could be having a slight allergic reaction as well.

Depending on the age, she could be teething - in which case - LOTS AND LOTS OF CHEW TOYS, freeze them as well.

If she's as young as I think she is, don't smack her. She's just being a brat, however, if it's a dominance issue, there are other ways of dealing with it. I suggest getting the book "The Art of Raising a Puppy" by the Monks of New Skete. It's great! Also, 'Good Dog' by Deborah Wolfe. These are great books that have realistic methods of coping with 'puppy-hood'. Sometimes it's not as much fun as the commercials on TV make it out to be. And those razor sharp teeth are horrid.

At times puppies are like little four-legged tazmanian devils with razor sharp teeth. God made them cute so we don't kill them ;)

Just remember, they DO grow out of it, there IS a light at the end of the tunnel. Chances of catching rabies is really remote, unless your puppy has been hanging out with some bats.

(Not to be taken as if it was advice from a Doctor or Veterinarian)

Answer 3

"Rabies usually is transmitted through infected saliva as a result of a bite from an infected animal. Rarely, it is transmitted by viral contamination of a fresh wound, through a scratch, or through contamination of a mucous membrane (i.e., eyes, nose, mouth). There have been reports of rabies being transmitted through the air in bat-infested caves."

Simply because your puppy has not been vaccinated, does not mean it has rabies. Has it been bitten to blood by a raccoon, skunk, rabbit, or other animal? Has it been hanging about breathing the air in bat-infested caves? Then your puppy probably doesn't have rabies. Dog's mouths, however, are full of bacteria, and often become infected. So, keep the wound clean and relax.

Answer 4

A rabies vaccine is to prevent your pet from GETTING rabies. Puppies aren't born with the disease. In fact, if she did have rabies, she'd be dead now since rabies is always fatal.

Keep your pup away from stray animals of any kind until your vet says it's OK to vaccinate. And you might want to invest in a local obedience school for dogs to learn how to control her behavior in a positive way.

Let the cut heal on its own. You were NOT infected with rabies.

Answer 5

I seriously doubt if your puppy gave you rabies. She would have to have contracted rabies in order to pass it on to you.

Clean the wound well, wash it with a disinfectant (such as isopropyl alchohol) and hug your puppy.

You're going to be fine. Rabies is actually pretty uncommon. You'll know within a day or two if your dog has rabies. If she was acting like a regular puppy the past two days, she probably hasn't got the disease.

Answer 6

Calm down - the odds of your pup having rabies is very slim to none. Puppy teeth are very sharp and it hurts like hell when you get bit. Wash your hands real well with soap and water, and pour some peroxide over the puncture wound. Just watch the area, and make sure you don't get an infection. And, I think you and your puppy both could use some training classes.

Answer 7

If she has rabies she would be sick, The only way to tell if She has rabies I was told by vet it to look at the brain after they die or are put to sleep. put some antibiotic cream on it band aid and get over it it won't be the last time she bits she is a puppy and they do that.

Answer 8

chances are she doesn't have rabies, which is a viral disease... unless she was a wild(homeless puppy) before you got her.
Either way, your best bet is to go to the Dr.'s office, where they will take a lil blood and run it through a simple blood test and can tell you.
Its not harmful if treated right away.. but it'll kill ya very slowly from your brain outward (attacking the encephalon of the brain, encephalitis) so go to the Doctors for ur peace of mind!

Answer 9

dogs are not born with rabies. they have a rabies shot so they will not get infected when wild animals will bite them. wild animals usually have rabies.

you could let the vet check him to be sure.

Answer 10

The short answer is no. It's extremely unlikely that she has rabies.

However, the long answer is that spanking your dog is an inferior, ineffective training method. Hitting your dog in any way won't teach her not to bite, but it may teach her not to like you. I strongly recommend that you pursue methods of training based on positive reinforcement.