rabies exposure?

[funkyguy]

i accidentally kicked one of my dogs and it was dark. i felt a short prickly sensation and even felt like there was saliva and so i quickly went inside the house but there was no saliva on the skin of the thumb of my foot and when i squeezed that area no blood ever came out still i washed it with soap and water and applied garlic to it... after sleeping i noticed that there was a tiny bruise on that area but there was no wound more like a bruise. and um.. they say the dog usually dies after it bites you after like 1-2 weeks.. do they all really die?

[nancyjac]

Dogs die from rabies, not from biting humans.  

If your dog has a current rabies vaccination he doesn't have rabies and neither do you.  Even if his vaccination isn't current, if the bite didn't break the skin, you don't have rabies.

[LindaTX]

As far as I know, they don't get over or survive rabies.  It is extremely important that your dogs are currently vaccinated against it.  Are your dogs all current with their rabies vaccination???  A bit is no fun under any circumstance....but neither is a kick. Sounds like you took care of the "mark" with washing it with soap and water...I'm not sure of the garlic. An antibiotic ointment might have been better.  I would have the dogs checked out by the vet.