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Is Dog Nail Scratch Dangerous

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Dr. Muhammed Aslam MD

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

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

Hello, My dog is immunized and made a small scratch with its nail, while it was playing with me. Prior to it, the dog was kept in a kennel for a day, as I was out on vacation. The... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nishad BN ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Rakesh Madhyastha MD

Hi Sir, my pet dog of less than 3 months has scratch me today by his nail, some little blood has come;is there any problem with this, or I have to take vaccine . Dog has not given... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakesh Madhyastha ( Nephrologist)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

nail and a deep scratch on the top of the thumb just below the nail. The puncture has healed well, but the less serious scratch has a large red patch and the skin has peeled twice. is... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

remove a thing just beside it I received a little scratch on my hand by his nail though he was not ... (detergent) immediately. A little burning sensation was there. The dog is fed by us and... View answer

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

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.  Venkata Subrahmanaym Mukkavilli MD

Dear Sir, My daugher 3 and half years old. get nail scratch by society / building dog (Not having any rabis) on sunday (5th Aug). At the time of scratch by dog s nails she got bleeding.... View answer

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

My dog bite me on my thigh but teeth were not into my thigh i was wearing a jeans so only a scratch was there n a tiny spot of blood came out bcause the skin was scratched .. So is anything... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
Dr. Sumeet Arora MD

Hi Doctor, My 3 year old daughter got a scratch on her leg from a 1month old dog s nail. It has been 8 days since the incident and the dog stays healthy. My question is should I get my... View answer

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

A straying dog kept his feet accidentally on my feet while I was going through the toad. I am not sure dog nail has scratched on my feet or not .Because I am having old scratch spot on my feet... View answer

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

hey, i was feeding my dog when he jumped and i scratched the skin just below the nail of my hand finger, it bled a little but i pushed more blood out then cleansed it with perfume for any bacteria, its ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anup Karmarkar ( General & Family Physician)