Is there a rabies risk if my puppy ate a gopher and licked my child?

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Hi my puppy 4 months old no rabies vaccine ate a gophers face and then licked my daughters mouth can she get rabies? Pet's info: Dog | Shih Tzu | Male | unneutered | 2 years and 4 months old

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

This would be an extremely unlikely (if not basically impossible) event as would depend on: - if the gopher had rabies and if yes how long ago it died. - this is not an usual route of transmission, so Winnie should have had a lesion in the oral cavity. - if your daughter had any wound on the lips which could cause the transmission. Considering all that I would consider it basically impossible.

Is there a rabies risk if my puppy ate a gopher and licked my child?

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