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[|Human|] My husband and i are dog sitting and the dog bit my husband and broke skin now his fingers are tingling and swollen i soaked his hands in peroxide and cleaned them with alcohol then put neosporin an bandaged him up the dog has not had any of his shots should we be worried
[|AI|]  Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor, Even if it is a scratch or abrasion or bit of a dog requires proper and adequate treatment. The dog has all the potential to transmit rabies, which is 100% fatal, but it is 100% preventable by timely treatment. For your condition I would suggest you to follow1. Thorough wound wash with soap and water2. Antirabies vaccine on days 0,3,7,14 and 28. If the biting dog is healthy after 10 days you can discontinue last two shots of antirabies vaccine.3. Inj Tetanus, 0.5 ml should be taken.4. The wound may require a course of antibiotics like tab Augmenting.Don't take any risk with this disease. Hope you will follow This advises by consulting your doctor. Thank you.