I was playing with my dog (shih tzu) and was already vaccinated with anti-rabies a year ago. As we played, she immediately bite on my right wrist which lefts a very small scratch (not deep) with less wound appeared. I already washed it with soap and water and even put some anti-wound cream on the affected area. Should I be worried to get infected? Do I need to go for anti-rabies shot immediately? I need help.
Hi & Welcome. I appreciate the way you had home treatment using soap and water even using some antiseptic cream. Great! Since you have cleaned your wound thoroughly with soap and water and applied antiseptic cream there is no need to worry about the infection. However, you need to take TWO BOOSTER doses of anti rabies vaccine on Day 0 and 3 following the dog bite.Besides you should also take a single booster shot of injection tetanus toxic if you are not vaccinated before. Hope to have answered your query. Best wishes.