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How Soon Can A Dog Get Rabies Shot. Troy Madsen explains what types of animals may have the virus and what to watch for with potential exposure. If you were bitten by a cat dog or ferret that appeared healthy at the time you were bitten it can be confined by its owner for 10 days and observed. Anyone who has been bitten by an animal suspected to have rabies or who otherwise may have been exposed to rabies. None of these laws take into account the real duration of immunity of rabies vaccines Studies by Ronald Schultz PhD show that rabies vaccines protects for a minimum of 7 years and probably for the life of the animal.
Rabies immune globulin and the first dose of rabies vaccine should be given by your health care provider as soon as possible after exposure. For dogs not in high-risk environments its generally best to wait until the puppies are weaned before vaccinating her. Severe reaction can include weakness and collapse. People who may be repeatedly exposed to rabies virus should receive periodic testing for immunity and booster doses might be necessary. No person in the United States has ever contracted rabies from a dog cat or ferret held in quarantine for 10 days. These rabies vaccine side effects usually disappear within a few days.
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At any rate administering vaccines to a nursing dog or otherwise is. Rabies is a slow-acting virus it can take weeks to months to result in symptoms which allows a dogs body time to mount an immune response and fight the infection. Severe reaction can include weakness and collapse. Your health care provider can give you more details. In the United States PEP consists of a regimen of one dose of immune globulin and four doses of rabies vaccine over a 14-day period. In extremely rare cases cats may develop an allergic reaction to the vaccine which includes hives swelling of the face and itchiness.