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Bitten By A Dog, Not Vaccinated. Taken Tetanus Injection, Gentamacin, Augmentin. Will I Be Okay?

Hi, I have been bitten by my pet Dog. He is 7 year old & every year he was vaccinated only this year he was delayed & not given vaccine shot till date. I was bitten once in January 2013 & had taken Tetanus injection and my wound was healed. Now he has bitten me suddenly on 23 April 2013 on my left feet at the joint where Feet thumb is. Due to pain I did not wash with water & soap and found the feet swelling. I don"t have sugar in blood as I tested(both fasting & non fasting). So far I have taken Gentamicin 80mg/2ml (10 injection) as prerscribed by doctor and sweeling & infection was controlled but the wound have not healed completely & pus is ozzing out after some pain as the teeth of dog had touched the joint of Feet Thumb Joint. Now as I am taking AUGMENTIN 625 DUO (AMOXYCILLIN AND POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE TABLETS IP) and have already consumed 7 tablets and to be consumed 5 more. But still wound is not healed. I do not bandage the wound & use Betadine to clean & then use MegaHeal Tube gel on top of wound. The Dog is still alive & healthy & we are planning to leave the dog. Kindly suggest accordingly whether I need anu other medicine or ointment to be used? Thanks & Regards, Pramod Kumar, Email: YYYY@YYYY , Mob: 0000
Thu, 16 May 2013
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Dermatologist 's  Response
hello,
You dont need to take vaccine, if the dog was vaccinated.
missing one dose of vaccine is not a problem.

Just observe the dog, if the dog is healthy, there is no worry.

The treatment you are taking is correct, continue with it.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.

you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.

http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818

Wishing you good health.

Thank you

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Bitten By A Dog, Not Vaccinated. Taken Tetanus Injection, Gentamacin, Augmentin. Will I Be Okay?

hello, You dont need to take vaccine, if the dog was vaccinated. missing one dose of vaccine is not a problem. Just observe the dog, if the dog is healthy, there is no worry. The treatment you are taking is correct, continue with it. Let me know if you have any other doubts. you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link. http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818 Wishing you good health. Thank you