Today's video topic is
very common question that you have asked me in comments
if your puppy/dog bites you
then can you get rabies from it?
and do you have to take any vaccine or a shot in that case?
and how to treat that bite mark or wound?
first of all the answer to this question is Yes and No
you can and can not get rabies
depends if your puppy/dog already has rabies or not
we will talk about this in detail now
So what is Rabies? As you know it is a deadly diseases common in animals
it is spread through them
rabies virus are present in animal saliva
these animals are called Rabid animals
if that animal bites you
if their saliva gets mixed in your blood
then you can get rabies
you can't get rabies from their nail scratching
but if they bite you
even if you have any wound on your body
and if they lick you then when their saliva gets mixed in your blood..then you can get rabies
so if you are adopting a puppy/dog or a stray animal
then first thing you should do is their vaccination
so that it doesn't get rabies at all
because if they get it then curing is not possible
there is no cure for this disease
so first make sure
that your puppy/dog is vaccinated like Buddy is fully vaccinated
hence Buddy doesn't have rabies
if he bites anyone or if he bites me
in fact he had bitten me many times
like the one scratch here on my hand
you might have seen a scratch on my face in my previous videos
but luckily Buddy was vaccinated from Rabies that time
that means he didn't have rabies
but before vaccine or if you are adopting a stray dog
if that is an adult dog and you don't know if he has rabies or not right?
then how would you know if he has rabies or not?
dogs have symptoms of rabies
like if he is unnecessarily running in the house
barking unncessarily
unnecessarily he is biting
if there is no reason to do all this
or if there is a change in his voice
if the dog has these symptoms then he can have rabies
in fact if the dog has rabies
then it is a so bad disease that the dog won't be able to survive more than 7 days
then if you are adopting a dog or a stray dog and you don't know if he has rabies or not
then first thing you should do is to get him checked with a vet
and as soon as you can get him vaccinated, do that
in fact get the rabies shot as soon as possible
and if you can't give the rabies vaccine to the puppy
then talk to the vet and ask about vaccination
and when the vaccination is complete then you can be sure that it is not going to affect you
let's talk about the question
Do you have to take a vaccine or a shot if your dog bit you?
you don't have to take a shot or vaccine
but if you have a doubt about the dog and if he is showing symptoms
then talk to a vet or a doctor and do that as soon as possible as there is no cure for it
now we will discuss about the regular scratches
or a wound that you get from dog/puppy biting
like i had on my face and there is one on my hands
then how to treat that?
in that case, as soon as you can
you can wash it with soap and water
that body part where the dog bit you
try to wash the wound as soon as you can
with soap and water
because it will kill bacteria right there
and in second step what you can do is
use a 70% alcohol solution
and disinfect the wound
use any disinfectant that has 70% alcohol
I will place a link
I talked to my vet and he recommended CHG
he recommended Chlorhexidine Gluconate solution
you can check out the link in the description
you can disinfect with CHG to kill all the bacteria
so you can do this if you have any dog/puppy biting wound
if your puppy/dog or a stray dog you adopted has rabies
and if he bit you or licked you then you can get rabies from that from the saliva
but if he doesn't have rabies
then you won't get rabies from the biting
all this information that I am giving is from a proper research
i have talked to my vet
in fact i have researched from WHO website
I will place a link for WHO's link in the description too
there is a complete PDF from WHO that you can read
I won't give you any false information
and this is WHO certified information
I hope you found this video helpful and if you did, the hit the Like button
and Share it with your friends to remove this doubt and misconception
we are feeding him peas and carrots as usual
Buddy it's ok that is lost, take another one