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Can my vaccinated puppy transmit rabies if he bites during play?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

If 2 months old puppy vaccinated against rabies 15 days ago and by mistake he/she bites during playing is there any chances of rabies ? How he strong against rabies vaccine ? And other question is Can puppy dippy and 7 in 1 Vaccine help for that ?

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Answered By Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on December 1st, 2019

Rabies infection in vaccinated dogs/cats, even among those having received a single dose, is exceptionally rare. To know the risk for your health and evaluate the bite wound care you should ideally contact your local human doctor. I do not exactly understand the meaning of the second question (please feel free to reformulate it on the forum). The answer to the last question is, no, DHPPi vaccine does not help and cover against rabies.

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