What to do when a dog bites, and what to do if a dog is bitten

If you have been bitten by a dog, the bitten person can immediately deal with it by yourself, which should be "scrubbing". The most important first step is to rinse the wound thoroughly with soapy or clean water for at least 15 minutes. It is better to scrub the wound with a brush at the same time.

The second step is to rinse the wound thoroughly and rub the wound with 2%-3% iodine or 75% alcohol. The third step can be sent to the hospital for processing, vaccination, etc. In principle, the earlier the first rabies vaccination, the better.

Immunization for more than 7 days has little effect. In addition, many people think that it is not right to be bitten by a pet and bleed before you need to be vaccinated. Scratched or bitten by an animal, as long as there is a breakage of the mucous membrane, there is a risk of disease, and rabies vaccination must be injected for immunization.

If you want to be at ease, you will get an injection immediately, but if it has been a long time, you don't have to go, and if you are unlucky enough to go to the hospital, you will meet a doctor who makes you desperate, and he will tell you that you are left to fate: "This disease has not been cured for a long time, the injection is only effective within 48 hours, and this patient will not produce antibodies". Fortunately, the incidence of rabies is low and the mortality rate is high.

In order to get along better with the puppy in the future, you can consider it from the perspective of prevention, take one or two shots, and the cost of domestic vaccines is estimated to be no more than 100 yuan. I said this because a doctor said the above sentence to me, but by half a year I was still breathing in an orderly manner. Hehe!

Prevent it.

You're unlucky, you have my demeanor!! You go bite it back!!

After a dog is bitten, the first thing to do is to check the size and severity of the dog's wound, and treat the dog's wound, such as cleaning the wound, disinfecting, anti-inflammatory, etc.

Dog bites are very common, and bites often occur around the neck, face, ears, and abdomen. If the symptoms are mild, you can treat it yourself at home, first cut off the hair around the wound and wash the wound with saline to keep the wound clean.

If the dog's injury is serious, such as being avulsed, wash the wound thoroughly according to the above steps, and then send the dog to the hospital for stitches. If the owner is afraid to clean up for the dog, you can also let a professional veterinarian deal with it.

If the dog has not been vaccinated against rabies before, you also need to take the dog to the animal hospital to receive rabies vaccine and tetanus vaccine to avoid the dog being infected with rabies and tetanus.

Can a dog be bitten on its own?

If it is not a minor wound bitten by a mad dog or a stray dog, the injury is not serious, the dog can treat the wound at home, and the dog's recovery ability is better, and it can generally heal itself in about a week.

If the dog is bitten and the wound is large and bleeding nonstop, it is recommended to take it to the pet hospital for debridement and wound suturing as soon as possible, as severe bites may take a long time to heal.

1.No bite to break**

It's just that there are scratches on the tooth or a cracked surface layer. In this case, we can choose to rinse with water, then disinfect with alcohol, then rinse with water, and finally apply iodine to the wound. Note that the wound of a dog bite should not be bandaged, and then go to the hospital for an examination and inject the rabies vaccine.

2.If you are bitten by a dog and have a deep wound.

The steps of cleaning, disinfecting, and administering the rabies vaccine are indispensable. If you are bitten by a dog, you should immediately rinse the wound with soapy water (20% soapy water) for at least 20 minutes to wash away the virus that may enter the wound. After rinsing, use iodophor or 75% alcohol or 2%-3% iodine wine to wipe the wound inside and outside**, carry out local disinfection, and then go to the hospital for rabies vaccination within 24 hours.

Rabies

Rabies, also known as hydrophobia, is an acute infectious disease caused by rabies virus and mainly invading the central nervous system. Human rabies is usually caused by the bite of a sick dog. The clinical manifestations are characteristic hydrophobia, wind phobia, fear and restlessness, pharyngeal muscle spasm, progressive paralysis, etc.

Its incubation period is as short as 10 days, with an average of 30-60 days, and some can last for several years and decades. The incidence of the disease and the length of the incubation period are related to the bite site, the virulence of the strain, post-injury treatment, and human resistance. The closer the bite site is to the head and face, the injury.

The deeper and more extensive, the higher the incidence and the shorter the incubation period, and the case fatality rate is nearly 100%. Because the rabies virus mainly exists in the brain tissue and spinal cord of sick animals, there is also a large amount of virus in the salivary glands and saliva of sick dogs, and it is excreted with the saliva. Therefore, in addition to being transmitted through bites, rabies virus can also invade the human body through various wounds and scratches, licking mucous membranes and **.

In addition, a small number of dogs can be infected through the process of slaughtering, skinning, and cutting sick dogs. Therefore, in addition to being careful not to be bitten by dogs, we should also be careful not to be licked by dogs, and we should also focus on protecting our wounds from being licked by dogs.

PS: It should be noted that if the pet dog usually insists on deworming and regular vaccination, then the person who is bitten by the dog does not have to worry too much. If you are unfortunately bitten by a stray dog on the side of the road or a dog carrying rabies virus, then rinse and disinfect quickly, and then go to the hospital for examination and rabies vaccination.

In addition, the rabies vaccination time in the future must be injected in time according to the instructions of the veterinarian, and the habit of regular check-ups should be maintained (because the incubation period of rabies virus is very long, it is very necessary to do regular check-ups).