My puppy had a dead rat in her mouth. Should I worry?

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Hi, my baby dog took into her mouth a dead rat. I asked her to drop it and she did it. Should I worry about it ? Should I go to my vet tomorrow? She only had one time the leptospirosis vaccine but she needs to have it again on Monday. Thank you for your reply. Pet's info: Dog | Rough Collie | Female | unspayed | 3 months and 21 days old

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Oh no! While it's not good Thalia had a dead rat in her mouth, she's a very good girl for dropping it right away. If she did not chew on the rat, eat part of the rat, and if there was no blood, then the likelihood that she picked up any disease from the rat is very low. The biggest concern would be if she ate part of it, chewed on it, or if you saw any blood from it in her mouth. If any of those scenarios apply, then yes, I would take her into your asap. Should the rat appear intact, there are no signs she chewed on it, and she was simply carrying it, I would wash her mouth out with water very well (use gloves to be safe!), and that should be fine. To be safe, you can get her checked out, but just carrying the rat should have no issue. Definitely get her the vaccine on Monday. I hope this helps!

My puppy had a dead rat in her mouth. Should I worry?

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