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Sore Leg Due To Dog Bite. Cleaned With Peroxide And Neosporin, Took Tetanus. Problem?

I was bitten by a dog 2 weeks ago. I had jeans on, so it only scraped my skin (he ripped my pants). I cleaned it immediately with peroxide and neosporin. My leg was black and blue a few days later, then yellow, now color is normal... I called my doctor immediately after the bite, I received a tetanus shot last year for a cat bite, doctor said if it starts to look infected come in immediately. It doesn't look infected, it's just sore. It's a lot better than it was, but I was wondering if my leg should still be sore 2 weeks afterwards. Dog has all of it's shots, it looked like a large beagle but was half pit bull, so it had quite a bit of torque in it's bite. Just wondering if I should worry that it's still a bit sore as my mind starts to wonder what could happen next. Thank you.
Fri, 7 Jun 2013
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Hi, You have bitten 2 weeks ago by a dog. it became black and blue, still it is abit sour.
What may be the extent of the dog bite, you should have anti rabies vaccine, Other wise you should watch the dog for at least 15 days, if there is any change in the health of the dog, or if it dies, one should have ARV. Thank you.
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Sore Leg Due To Dog Bite. Cleaned With Peroxide And Neosporin, Took Tetanus. Problem?

Hi, You have bitten 2 weeks ago by a dog. it became black and blue, still it is abit sour. What may be the extent of the dog bite, you should have anti rabies vaccine, Other wise you should watch the dog for at least 15 days, if there is any change in the health of the dog, or if it dies, one should have ARV. Thank you.