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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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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

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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