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How Serious Is Small Scratch From Stray Dog ?

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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.    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... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali ( 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.  Nishad BN MD

Hello, My dog is immunized and made a small scratch with its nail, while it was playing with me ... happened when it reached my house after the one-day outing from kennel. It is a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nishad BN ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Vivek Chail MD

sir, accidentally, a stray dog just licked or may be touched its mouth to my left elbow , while i ... reddish scratch. i Immediately washed my elbow in water at a hotel. after 1 hr when i came... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Chail ( Radiologist)

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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... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen G ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
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... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anshul Varshney ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

Hi, I have a shih tzu, I was giving her a bath this morning and it accidentally scratched my leg, it is just a small scratch, I put alcohol on the scratch and it was painful. My dog had a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Anand Sekar MD

DOG BITE / SCRATCH hi., a stray dog tried to bite my leg, failed to, caught hold of my shoe and ... be a small scratch on my ankle, no sign of any blood.. The doc advised me a... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anand Sekar ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Rushikesh Kute MD

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

Answered by : Dr. Rushikesh Kute ( Pediatrician)