2006-10-20 08:16:37 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
If you are bitten by a pet dog and the wound does not appear to be very deep and serious, you may be able to treat yourself at home. Immediately wash the wound with mild soap and clean water. There are various bacteria in the mouths of dogs, which can cause harmful infections. Washing the dog bite is the best way to get rid of dog saliva and harmful bacteria from near the wound.
After cleaning the dog bite with soap and water, you should rinse it out with some antiseptic lotion. Apply an antibiotic cream to the bite and then cover it with a bandage and allow the bite to heal.
Seeing A Doctor
An infection can develop in any person who has been bitten by a dog. But if you fall in any of the below mentioned categories, you
are more at risk to get infection than others:
* If you are an alcoholic or have some liver problems.
* If you are more than 50 years old.
* If you do not have a spleen.
* If you have diabetes, HIV, or AIDS.
* If you have undergone some surgery or have had any organ transplanted.
If you said yes to any one of the above, if the dog bite is severe, or if you have been bitten not by a pet dog, but by a stray dog, then you need to consult a doctor immediately after you have been bitten by the dog.
A stray dog may have rabies and thus it is important that you seek medical help so as to avoid any kind of infections or diseases from the dog bite.
http://www.lawcore.com/animal-and-dog-bite/what-to-do.html
2006-10-20 08:27:12 · answer #1 · answered by Chetco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to report it to animal control. If you know where to find the dog he'll be put in quarentine for two weeks to see if he shows signs of rabies. You don't want the shots unless you have to get them. If you've already been bitten it is a series of painful shots, keep in mind rabies is fatal and may not show symptoms immediately. If the dog is a stray they may put him down and test him immediately for your safety. The only way to tell for certain if an animal has rabies is by studying it's brain tissue. I believe they have a shot to prevent rabies in humans but it generally isn't given to people in low risk situations
2006-10-20 17:14:30 · answer #2 · answered by emily 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you have to ask the owner (if it is not your dog) for proof of rabies vaccination. If this is a dog that you do not know and cannot find that info out then you may need to also get rabies shots. Remember once rabies symptoms show it is fatal. If it has had the rabies vaccine then you will just need to get a antibiotic for infection from the bite being with the dogs saliva, it carries lots of germs.
2006-10-20 08:22:02 · answer #3 · answered by Mickey 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If there was nothing wrong with thge dog there'll be nothing wrong with you.
Shots are VERY dangerous.
Do NOT get vaccinated.
A vaccinated person is MORE likely to get a disease than a non-vaccinated person. The whole theory of vaccination is flawed. It causes a weakening of the immune system thus making those who are innoculated more susceptible to disease.
There are so many awful side effects to vaccination that it should be considered extremely dangerous.
Just sit back and think for a while.
Is there any sense in injecting a disease directly into your body.
We have been subjected to an awful mind control program to enable the drug manufacturers to make a fortune.
The Vaccination Hoax
http://www.whale.to/b/hoax1.html
If you go to the vaccination liberation web page, at
http://www.vaclib.org/exemption.htm
You will find all the forms necessary to provide exemption for your child.
If you want to study the history of vaccination, see
http://dgwa1.fortunecity.com/body/vaccination.html
2006-10-22 23:17:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should have already gotten a tetanis shot before but if you never got that shot then I would recomend you see a doctor to get that shot.And it's not a big deal if you get bitten by a dog.
2006-10-20 08:20:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do you know the dog? Is the dog up to date on shots? IF not, you may be in serious trouble.
Rabies shots for humans are a series of shots directly into the abdomen.
2006-10-20 08:19:03 · answer #6 · answered by Dalmatian Rescue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes if it has been 5 years since you had one and also make sure the dog who bit you has its rabies shot. Any kind of puncture wound requires a tetanus shot.
2006-10-20 08:23:54 · answer #7 · answered by xfsiren 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on if you know the dog. If you don't, you should get rabies shots. But if you do know that the dog was up to date on his vaccines you shouldn't need the rabies shot. I don't know about tetanus. I know you can get that from rusty nails, etc. but I don't know about dogs. If your bite seems to be infected you should see a doctor.
2006-10-20 08:21:25 · answer #8 · answered by kat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no you do not need a tetanis shot but maybe a rabies shot...
2006-10-20 08:20:30 · answer #9 · answered by cdrake0818 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a tetanis or a rabbi shot
2006-10-20 08:19:32 · answer #10 · answered by hector 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋