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You should have given anti-rabies vaccine to you pet. Now you need to consult your physician. He may give anti-rabies vaccine to all the people in contact with the pet.
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Rabies shots should be given in deltoids or triceps muscle. Vaccine must never be given in hip region. You may give the vaccine in fatty tissue, making it useless. Alternately the vaccine may be given, as intra-dermal injections, as about 8 doses of 0.1 ml, on day zero, to achieve rapid increase in antibody titre.
You don't, at least in America. Rabies vaccine must, by law, be administered by a registered vet.
That is very serious thing. You need to have rabies immunoglobulin shot also along with course of anti rabies vaccine.
That is a very good question. You can take one dose of vaccine for minor bite on distal part of extremity. You observe the dog for 8 days. If the dog survives and well, the further doses of vaccine may not be given.
If you get bite by a animal with it and do not treat it you could die
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The anti rabies vaccines for humans is long lasting. It appears as if it will last for a lifetime. As a precaution, if bit by a suspect rabid animal, a course of treatment should still be followed.
Well, The it is a rare possibility but for that you need to get the dog vaccinated every year with anti rabies. Its like a booster for every year, so if you are maintaining the booster there will be a marginal percentage for rabies in the Dog and your Dog will be protected. Also along with anti rabies there are other vaccines which you need for your dogs related to may other diseases.
Scientifically speaking i think the first vaccine of anti-rabies should be given maximum seven days after the bite but that may differ from person to person. It's best if you get it checked out as soon as possible as rabies can be fatal.
There is no single shot of rabies vaccination. Three shots of preventive vaccination are given on day 0, 7, 28. Alternately on day 0,28 and after six months. But I will advice to go for five does of anti-rabies vaccine, even if you are protected. The sixth shot may not be taken. But you will take it out of immense fear generated by people around you. Your physician will be forced to give you that shot. You can go for it.