What to do if you let your dog scratch you

If you have been scratched by your own dog, you need to treat the wound promptly and receive rabies vaccination, or not if you are eligible. Generally speaking, if the dog scratches the wound and has not been vaccinated against rabies within six months, you need to disinfect the wound first, disinfect the wound with alcohol or iodophor disinfectant, bandage the wound, and go to the hospital in time to complete the rabies vaccination within 24 hours. However, if one’s dog has been vaccinated against rabies, and the person has been vaccinated against rabies with a time interval of six months, effective protection can be provided, and after obtaining the doctor’s consent, one can skip the rabies vaccination, because at this time it is still within the vaccine’s validity period, and it is less likely to be infected. In all other cases, it is necessary to consult a doctor and have the rabies vaccine administered.