punctured thumb?

Question

A dog bit my thumb, my skin is punctured, and my nail dented

Blood is flowing under the nail. Less than half of my thumb is purple. It throbs but not enough to cry about it.

What should I do? Help meee! I don't wanna go to the doctors.

I poured Hydrogen Peroxide on it until it stop bleeding profusely, then put neosporin on it, wrapped it in a bandage.

The dog was a neighborhood dog, with a collar, so hopefully it had it's rabies shot.

I had my tetanus shot done about 3 years ago.

Answer 1

One thing you need to do is clean your thumb very well.

Hate to say it, but you really need to see a physician....ASAP. You could get a bacterial infection among other things.

You don't want to risk complications. Animal bites can be serious.

I got bit by a cat on my leg and ended up in the hospital on IV antibiotics.........dog bites aren't as nasty, but they can be.

Get help......you'll have peace of mind and feel better.

Sorry about your bite!!! I wish you the very best.

Answer 2

if you dont know anything about the dog you must go to the doctor. you need to know if it had its shots and have you had a tetanus shot yourself in the last l0 years. just go be safe