Do you need a shot for a hamster bite?

Rabies vaccination is recommended for hamster bites. After being bitten by a hamster, the first step is to disinfect the local skin to prevent infection. Rinse the local skin with running water and then disinfect it with iodine or alcohol. Because hamsters are not regularly vaccinated against rabies, their teeth may harbor the rabies virus, which will enter the subcutaneous tissue through the wound, multiply, produce toxins, and ultimately invade the entire body through the blood circulation and lead to an attack of rabies. Therefore, after being injured by hamster, rabies vaccine should be injected, and the patient should be injected with rabies vaccine on the day of injection, and on the 4th, 7th, 14th and 30th days. During the vaccination period, avoid strong tea, coffee, and stimulating food, as well as avoiding cold, strenuous exercise or excessive fatigue, and preventing colds.