Can my vaccinated puppy get or spread rabies if he bites someone?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 3 months and 29 days old
Hi. I just wanna ask another question. Does having a rabies vaccine certificate means if my puppy bites someone he/she is safe from getting rabies? I wasn’t the one who took him to the vet on his first few scheds so I really don’t have any idea.
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Published on September 25th, 2017
If your puppy has a rabies certificate this means he cannot get rabies if another animal that carries rabies bites him and as he cannot catch rabies he also cannot infect other dogs/people with rabies. the vaccine is good for 1-3 years only, after that time the vaccine will need to be repeated.
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Published on September 18th, 2017
The vaccine prevents the dog from getting rabies and is very good job at doing this, but no vaccine is 100% effective. However, there is a very low chance he will ever get rabies if properly vaccinated. Make sure he gets that next vaccine in two days and another one in a year. Unfortunately there is no way to test for rabies at this time. All you can do is avoid and confine animals that are showing signs of rabies. Below is a link with information about the signs of rabies: http://www.wikihow.com/Spot-Rabies-in-a-Dog It sounds like your dog has been well vaccinated and should be fine though. I hope that helps.
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