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Suggest Remedy For Red Hard Wound From Dog Bite

A dog bit me 3 weeks ago on my inner thigh, but I didn t seek medical attention. I have two punctures from the bite. The one cause by the upper tooth was deeper and the size of a nickel. The one caused from the lower tooth was more like a cut, but also removing the skin. I ve been cleaning the wounds myself with hydrogen peroxide, povidone iodine solution, and antibiotic ointment 3 to 4 times a day. The wounds are getting smaller, but there s an area the size of a 50 cent Kennedy coin that s red and hard, feels like 1/4 of an inch deep which I m worry about.
Fri, 17 Oct 2014
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Hello,
Welcome to HCM,

Rabies is a disease which is transmitted by the dog, which is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable by proper and adequate treatment.

As you were bit by a suspected rabid stray dog. As you have mentioned it is a Cat III bite (Bleeding from the site of bite) it is necessary to take both the active and passive immunization with Antirabies vaccine and Antirabies serum respectively.

You have to take both antirabies vaccine and antirabies serum, you have to take all the doses of antirabies vaccine on days 0, 3, 7, 14 and 28 and antirabies serum (Rabies immunoglobulin) on day 0 in and around the wound.

In addition to this you should be given Inj TT and antibiotic like tab Augmentin for 5 days which will suffices the treatment.
Thank you.
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Suggest Remedy For Red Hard Wound From Dog Bite

Hello, Welcome to HCM, Rabies is a disease which is transmitted by the dog, which is 100% fatal but it is 100% preventable by proper and adequate treatment. As you were bit by a suspected rabid stray dog. As you have mentioned it is a Cat III bite (Bleeding from the site of bite) it is necessary to take both the active and passive immunization with Antirabies vaccine and Antirabies serum respectively. You have to take both antirabies vaccine and antirabies serum, you have to take all the doses of antirabies vaccine on days 0, 3, 7, 14 and 28 and antirabies serum (Rabies immunoglobulin) on day 0 in and around the wound. In addition to this you should be given Inj TT and antibiotic like tab Augmentin for 5 days which will suffices the treatment. Thank you.