My vaccinated dog scratched my child. Does my kid need a rabies shot?

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I have a 5year male lebradore dog.kids play with him suddenly hi sractch on the kids hand &little blood come out .we gave a proper rabies vaccination to our dog last time he vaccinate with rabies on december 2018 . Is the kid need rabies antibiotics vaccine. Pet's info: Dog | Golden Labrador | Male | unneutered | 5 years and 7 months old

Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

I would strongly recommend to take your kid to the local human doctor to have the scratch properly treated. If your dog was regularly vaccinated, there should not be any problem with rabies. Antibiotics anti-rabies do not exist unfortunately.

My vaccinated dog scratched my child. Does my kid need a rabies shot?

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