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Rabies

I've a strange situation. Yesterday at around 9:30 in the evening an unknown dog bitten my 1.5 month old kitten. Dont now whether the dog has rabies. Today at around 2:00 afternoon i've vaccined it for rabies.
This is my situation:
Today at 11:00 pm i had came to contact my legs in the clothe where the kitten sleep. Unfortunately i had a small wound in that part of contact which was caused due to a cut at 7:00 pm today.
My question is do i have risk for rabies infection?
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If you think that you are at risk you can get vaccinated it is alway better to be safe than sorry.
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You're right . This is a strange situation. You said an unknown dog bit your month and a half old kitten.  Was this inside your house?  I hope you don't let that young a kitten outside. You said today, you had the kitten vaccinated for rabies. How is the kitten doing ? What kind of dog was it in other words was it a little dog, medium size dog or large dog ?  You ask if you have a risk for rabies infection. No, you don't.  That is not how rabies is transmitted.
You can't get rabies from a pile of clothes. Do not let your kitten outside.
Is the kitten a male or a female kitten?  I assume you brought the kitten to a vet to be vaccinated ?  You should have a litter box for the kitten.
What part of the kitten's body did the dog bite ?  Did the bite break the kitten's skin ?  I am sure other people on the cat forum will give their opinions and suggestions too.  Keep a close eye on your young kitten.  Eve
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