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Suggest Diet For Dog Bite

dau before yesterday my son 16 years old had a dog bite (one teeth mark) in his leg after came home we took him to a doctor and doctor gave 2 injections with tetanus and asked us to give 4 times in every 5 days. what he can eat and is there any infection he may have, please suggest.
Mon, 28 Apr 2014
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Hi and thank you so much for this query.

He can eat just anything. The feared infections with dog bites are rabies, tetanus and a bacterial infection because of the open wound. However, with vaccination and wound care, this would be very very minimal. Also, I will like to know if he received and antibiotic(amoxicillin+clavulanic acid) to cover for germs present in the dogs' mouth.


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Suggest Diet For Dog Bite

Hi and thank you so much for this query. He can eat just anything. The feared infections with dog bites are rabies, tetanus and a bacterial infection because of the open wound. However, with vaccination and wound care, this would be very very minimal. Also, I will like to know if he received and antibiotic(amoxicillin+clavulanic acid) to cover for germs present in the dogs mouth. I hope this helps. I wish you well. Feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be. Thank you so much for using our services, we very much appreciate this.