what to mdo if a vaccinated dog hit you with his nails

today at my friends place his vaccinated pet dog hit me with his nails near my stomach there is cut on my skin.
should i take rabies injection for security??
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AndiJ78

May 09, 2008

Ummm, wash it out. Bandage if necessary and keep an eye out for signs of infection.

Jaybay

May 09, 2008

The dog is vaccinated so you can't get rabies. You can only get rabies if you are bitten by an animal who already has rabies. Just clean it up and put a little neosporin - antibiotic ointment - on it. Cat scratches are actually dirtier and more dangerous that dog claws.

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