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Stray Dog Nail Scratch

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Dr.  Vasanth MD

Dear Doctor My 8 year old son while walking through road chased him a stray dog and suspected a nail scratch XXXXXXX on his leg. The wound like XXXXXXX is not deeper at all and we are not sure... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vasanth ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Muhammed Aslam MD

i got minute scratch from pet dogs nail ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammed Aslam ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Uday Nath Sahoo MD

Hai sir I had a small scratch by a stray puppy dog 10 years ago and I was not vaccinated is there any possibility of rabies now? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Uday Nath Sahoo ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Arun MD

my wife got a scratch from stray dog .and she is breast feeding my son.she got rabbies vaccine on the same day.do my son has any side effects ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun ( Pediatrician)
Dr.    Mohammed Taher Ali MD

Hello, I got a minor scratch from one of the stray dogs that I feed. He was jumping on me and being playful and accidentally scratched me. It's a superficial scratch and there wasn't any bleeding.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali ( General & Family Physician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Sabiha Banu MD

Yesterday, while playing with a stray dog in my locality, i got scratched by his nail. he jumped ... leg. Blood also came out of that scratch. So should i be worried about this..? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sabiha Banu ( Pain Medicine & Palliative Care Specialist)
Dr.  Venkata Subrahmanaym Mukkavilli MD

I got a nail Scratch from Stray puppy there was no blood flow from my body , what are the chances of me getting Rabies ? I had taken Rabies Vacien after 10 -15 days later ,when my Physician told me ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Venkata Subrahmanaym Mukkavilli ( Pediatrician)
Dr.   Anshul Varshney MD

Hi I am Mr. Ghatak (70 yrs) from India, I got a scratch from a stray dog below my knee the scratch is passed out from my pant cloth (not directly touched by the stray dog). No... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anshul Varshney ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Praveen G MD

Does a scratch from a stray dog cause rabies? Yesterday evening while playing with a stray dog in our society I was scratched by the dog when it jumped on me. The scratch is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen G ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
Dr. Rushikesh Kute MD

my five year son was bitten by a stray dog yesterday at three in the evening. after cleaning the ... rabipur vaccine. is antiserum necessary? the dog is stray and is not possible to observe. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rushikesh Kute ( Pediatrician)