Corgi scratching without bleeding but with a little scratching does not necessarily lead to rabies Being scratched by a corgi does not necessarily lead to rabies infection. In China, there is a great misunderstanding or incomplete understanding of rabies and the treatment of scratches and bites by dogs and cats. First, after we are scratched by a dog or cat, we must first determine whether the dog or cat is suffering from rabies, and only if the dog or cat is scratched and bitten by a dog or cat suffering from rabies will you get rabies. And only by a sick dog or cat licking to the skin broken exposure will get sick. Many people’s perceptions are incorrect and can lead to unnecessary panic for themselves. Scratching and bleeding by corgi regardless of the situation should be vaccinated After scratching and bleeding by corgi, regardless of whether the dog or cat that scratched you has ever been vaccinated, you yourself are to go to the hospital again in the first instance to get rabies vaccination. Why do you need a person to get vaccinated again after a dog or cat has been scratched with a rabies vaccine? Not the pet has been vaccinated? Is the rabies vaccine useless? In fact, neither, the real reason is because, after the pet is vaccinated against rabies, there will be some problems, such as rabies vaccine failure, such as the number of rabies vaccination did not reach, or the number of times is not enough, some of the rabies vaccine is required to vaccinate several shots to play the risk of rabies, in the number of vaccination, the number of insufficient vaccine is not effective. For example, a small number of dogs and cats after vaccination also do not work. For the above reasons, it is recommended that after being scratched and bitten by a pet such as a dog or cat to the point of bleeding, you must go to the hospital first to get a rabies vaccine, safety first. The rabies vaccination can be judged by the level of exposure 1. Level 1 exposure: Feeding/contact with the animal, skin intact and uninjured. It is not necessary to treat. 2. Grade 2 exposure: Light bites on exposed skin with minor scratches or abrasions and broken but bleeding skin. Immediate wound treatment and vaccination is recommended. 3. Tertiary exposure: single or multiple initial penetrating skin bites and scratches with bleeding broken skin are licked. Wounds should be treated immediately and a passive immunization preparation administered followed by vaccination. Immediately rinse with soapy water after being bitten by a sick corgi So how do you carry out emergency measures after being bitten or scratched by a rabid cat or dog? If the injury is serious and accompanied by bleeding, the first thing you must do is to flush the wound with a lot of water to reduce the amount of rabies virus at the wound, preferably with soapy water, and the flushing time should be about 15 minutes to get a better treatment effect. Then promptly go to the hospital for vaccination. In addition to flushing the wound with plenty of water and injecting the vaccine, wet injections of rabies immunoglobulin or anti-rabies serum can be requested at the wound site to neutralize the rabies virus at the wound and effectively reduce the number of residual rabies viruses.
The correct perception of rabies I. Not only dogs are listed to carry rabies Cats, foxes, yellow numbers, wolves and wild animals such as defense can carry rabies virus, including domestic animals such as pigs, horses, cattle and sheep can also occasionally be infected with the disease. Second, the incubation period of rabies has the longest incubation period is 6 years most of the incubation period of rabies in 1-3 months, but there are less than 1 week more than 1 year, after the scientific confirmation of the longest incubation period of rabies is 6 years. It is not as long as 20 years incubation period as rumored by the Internet. Three, not only by the bite will be infected by rabid dogs or suspected rabid dog scratch/bite, licking your wounds goods naked wounds are licked may be infected. Fourth, rabies is not effective only when injected within 24 hours The rabies vaccine is not effective within 24 hours, within 72 hours. As long as there is no disease, the vaccine can play a role, just the earlier the vaccination the better, early treatment only.
