my friend put my dog on top of me and i sourght of got srached by it's nails. my dog gets yearly shots of rabies but will i still get rabies?
2007-08-29 01:07:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
sorry for the spelling problems i sort of typed it very fast.
2007-08-29 01:28:34 · update #1
Only if the dog does in fact have rabies. I was under the assumption that the dog had to actually bite a person though, although I have been known to be wrong.
2007-08-29 01:12:09 · answer #1 · answered by shirley e 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No worries. Considering it is YOUR dog and it gets yearly rabies shots, it should not be a problem at all. Domestic dogs who have had a rabies shot, let alone yearly shots, have little if no chance of contacting rabies. Now if you were talking about a stray dog or another animal, I would suggest you get checked immediately. On top of that, you are talking about a scratch and not a bite (when a dog bites you, there is saliva and or blood and that is where the rabies virus is found).
Best of luck, but no worries, you have nothing!
2007-08-29 08:14:07 · answer #2 · answered by Jason B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't see why you would. You said that your dog gets yearly shots. The only way for you to contract rabies from a dog is if the dog itself is rabid and they need to bite into your flesh for its saliva to mix with your blood. A small scratch wouldn't pass the virus on even if it were slightly rabid.
Hope this helps and have a great day/night!!!
2007-09-02 06:03:21 · answer #3 · answered by Kelly R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt you will get rabies unless your dog has rabies. Gosh if just a scratch would give you rabies, I would be getting it all the time. My dogs bites my ankels and toes and everything. But if you are still worried about it talk to your doctor.
2007-08-29 08:12:29 · answer #4 · answered by gofigure 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not. Rabies is spread through infected fluids, and a scratch doesnt seem like it would transmitt. If your dog gets immunized, and is acting normal, you should be fine.
2007-08-29 08:20:37 · answer #5 · answered by Doug 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends where you are in the world my friend.
We dont have Rabies in Britain.
And if you have been innoculated against it then it is highly unlikely u will contracted and defienetly not in Britain
Baz
2007-08-29 08:14:29 · answer #6 · answered by Phat Baz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time will tell.
2007-08-29 08:10:47 · answer #7 · answered by joe 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
defientely not
2007-08-29 08:11:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋