How You Prevent Yourself From Dying
Clean the wound well with soap and water, and seek professional medical help.
You'll need a doctor to thoroughly clean the wound and remove any foreign
objects. Most of the time, stitches should not be used for animal bite
wounds.
If there is any risk of rabies, you will be given a series of a preventive
vaccine. This is generally given in 5 doses over 28 days.
Most patients also receive a treatment called human rabies immunoglobulin
(HRIG). This is given the day the bite occurred.
Call your doctor right away after an animal bite or after being exposed to
animals such as bats, foxes, and skunks. They may carry rabies.
Call even when no bite took place.
up to 14 days after exposure or a bite.
There is no known effective treatment for people with symptoms of a rabies
infection.