Hi doctor v hav a small 2 month harryshetter dog. it scratched my leg but no blood come out. though i had bitten by dog 7 years before tht tym had taken full dosage. now should take or not again the same dosage but tis tym the dog scratched only but no bleeding at all appearing redish only. wht do u suggest doctor
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor. Thanks for writing. I am Chat Doctor.  I have read your question completely, I understand your concern and will try to help you in the best way possible. The post Exposure Prophylaxis of rabies depend upon the degree of exposure, and the prophylactic measures may vary from simple antirabies vaccines to the use of passive immunity, in the form of anti-rabies serum or immunoglobulins, but since rabies is a potentially fatal disease and its post exposure vaccination have shown to be having almost 99.9% efficacy, so normally doctors don't recommend taking chances, so even for trivial scratches the vaccinations are suggested quite often. So even that you have been vaccinated once in the past, but since you haven't received any booster in last 5 years, if I were your treating physician, I would have suggested you 4 doses of rabies vaccine, at day 0,3,7 and 21. It would have been more appreciable if we had known the vaccination status of the dog and whether it can be quarantined or monitored for any symptoms of rabies, by a vet or by some doctor. If dog has not shown any symptoms in 10 days then vaccination schedule may be discontinued after that. I would also suggest you to get your pet vaccinated, as it seems that you have been quite fond of keeping them, referring to the same sort of incidence 7 years ago. I hope this answered your question. If you have more queries I am happy to answer.Otherwise, rate before closing the discussionRegrads.