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Bit by dog skin not punctured
Hi! Yesterday while at a friends housw I got bit by her dog. The dog didnt puncture skin be because I had a jacket and hoodie on. What worries me is my arm is still swollen. It has been around 14 hours and I can feel sort of pain when I rotate my arm
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Hi,you can take on Inj.TT I/m,then wait for ten days from the day of bite .if dog remains normal,no any further tt. is required.
If the dog turns rabid, missing or killed then only you have to go for antirabic injection.
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