There are many types of cute pets, and many people know that they are bitten or scratched by dogs and cats, and they need to be treated and vaccinated. But what should I do after being bitten or scratched by pets such as hamsters and rabbits? In this regard, a reporter from Benliu News interviewed Wang Yongxiang, director of the Burn and Plastic Surgery Department, director of the Animal Injury Clinic, and master's supervisor, according to the Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery at Gansu Second People's Hospital.
Benliu News: Do you need treatment after being bitten by cats and dogs, mice? Will there be complications if you deal with it yourself? ?
Wang Yongxiang: RabiesSusceptible animals in nature are cat families and canine families among carnivores, including domestic cats and dogs.
Rodents (mouses) and Rabbit 4 ( rabbits , hares) rarely get infected with rabies. Therefore, cats and dogs need to go to the animal bite clinic for timely injection of rabies vaccine, and rats with wounds also need to be injected with tetanus in time.
Benliu News: After being bitten by a small animal, under what circumstances do you need to inject tetanus?
Wang Yongxiang: For children under 11 years old who have had the full-process diphtheria and tetanus plan, they can not inject tetanus.
Benliu News: What are the injections that can be inoculated for animal bites? Is rabies vaccine necessary to be injected?
Wang Yongxiang: The main injections injected after animals are tetanus and rabies vaccines. People who have not caused damage (level 1 exposure) and have been immunized from rabies vaccines within six months can not be injected without rabies vaccines.
Benliu News: In an emergency, how should the wound be treated if it is bitten by a small animal? What are the first aid methods?
Wang Yongxiang: Whether outdoors or at home, the most important thing for first aid of small animals bites is to rinse and treat the wound. If conditions permit, the first choice is soapy water (weak alkaline) to rinse the wound.
Benliu News: Is it necessary to repair the appearance of large (canine) animals after biting?
Wang Yongxiang: Whether is operated should be determined according to the degree after a large (canine) bite. For example, for severe bites on the head and face, wounds that take less than 8 hours, you can consider first-stage plastic surgery to reduce the formation of severe scars and deformities on the head and face after the second stage of surgery.
Benliu News: What preparations do families with pet breeding plans need to do?
Wang Yongxiang: Before , first inject rabies vaccine into small animals (cats, dogs) prone to rabies virus.
text｜Benliu News reporter Xu Jingwen
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