What should I do if a dog is bitten after being vaccinated? The pet doctor said that if the dog has discomfort symptoms after getting vaccinated, the owner can take the dog to the pet hospital for examination to determine whether it is necessary to get the rabies vaccine. Generally speaking, the mortality rate of rabies is about 50%, so pet owners should take precautions to avoid tragedies. So, what will the dog react after getting rabies vaccinated? Let’s take a look together below.
What should I do if a dog that has been vaccinated is bitten by other dogs? Generally, there is no problem. You have immune antibodies and will not be infected with rabies virus. Not every dog carries rabies virus. If the bite is severe, it should be treated as trauma to avoid inflammation. Small wounds are generally cleaned, disinfected, applied to powder or given injections. If the wound is too big, it is best to take it to the pet hospital for stitching, clean it up, and prevent inflammation. When dogs go out, they often fight with other dogs in disagreement. Although pet dogs are not as aggressive as wild dogs, when occupying territory and mating rights, even the most docile dogs will fight with other dogs. When a dog is weak, it is easy to be bullied and bitten by the other party. Therefore, when dogs are fighting, the owner must tighten the dog leash to stop the fight.
After being bitten, the owner needs to check the dog's wound. If the wound is shallow and not very serious, first cut the hair around the dog's wound and then wash the wound with normal saline. Then disinfect with hydrogen peroxide or iodine, and finally sprinkle with pets and quickly wrap it with sterile gauze. After rabies vaccination, antibodies will be produced in the body, but the effective maintenance time of the antibodies is short. According to the "Rabies Exposure Prevention and Disposal Work Standards (2009 Edition)" and "Rabies Prevention and Control Technical Guidelines (2016 Edition)" , if you are bitten by a dog again within three months after 5 doses of the whole process, you may not be vaccinated with rabies vaccine; if you are bitten by a dog again within three months to one year, you may be vaccinated with 2 doses; if you are bitten by a dog again within one year to three years, you may be vaccinated with rabies vaccine throughout the process.
The current statistics are in developed countries such as the United States. Because pet dogs are relatively strict in their management, they have been vaccinated from rabies since childhood, so the rabies cases caused by pet dogs are now less than 5%, but despite this low, doctors will never let go.
In short, if you are worried, just fight. You should do what you should spend money to ensure safety.