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Dog bitten by a fox- should I be worried about rabies? Semi-urgent!

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fluffygal · 20/08/2012 00:37

A fox attacked my greyhound tonight and bit deep Holes in his face. Unfortunately for the fox he picked the wrong dog and my grey managed to kill him. He went into shock but is now resting, although his cuts are still weeping blood. We are a bit worried now thoug about the risk of rabies? My oh cleaned our grey up so did get blood on his hands (probably from both animals) and I have been tending to his wounds this evening, are we at risk? What should we do? Does the dog need checking out? He recently had his yearly jabs so would he be covered?

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MrsZoidberg · 21/08/2012 11:07

Yes a tetanus shot would be advised, I've never thought about it in dogs, must ask the vet next time I'm there (very accident prone husky in rural surroundings = frequent vet trips Grin) I would imagine humans being covered in fox blood is ok unless you had an open wound or some went into your mouth.

I also think a lot of the foxes carrying diseases thing is scaremongering, I can't see that they carry any more diseases than any other carnivourous wild animal.

How is your grey today?

fluffygal · 23/08/2012 13:12

Just seen your message, he is great thanks, wounds have really healed up now.

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