I be bit by my pet rat back!
Today i was playing with one of the alien baby rats i got as a friend for him(my giant white rat i get from the pet store 2 months ago) and he bit my finger. he bit it so hard that i heard a crunch and blood shot out.
I stopped the bleeding but citizens are telling me to get a tetanus shot since my ultimate one was about 7 years ago. I am trying to avoid that at adjectives causes being that i exceed out and feel like crap when getting shots. It's not a right experience.
What should I do. Do you think i will die if i dont get a tetanus shot?
Here is a photo of the bitehttp://img261.imageshack.us/img261/7938/...
will I be ok even if i dont procure a tetanus shot? What will happen to me? what should i be looking out for? kinda scared but dont want to stir get a shot because i know i will pass out and it wont be well brought-up
Answer: I agree that you're probably ok with the tetanus shot, but more importantly, it's surprising that you were bitten by your rat. I'm not a rat expert, but I hold had them as pets and was never bitten. Check beside the rat people here, but it might mean he's not going to be a biddable pet..
You are covered for tetanus for 10 years, however, you need to be concerned about rabies. You stipulation to contact animal control and let them know what happened and they will most promising have you quarantine the rat that bit you for 14 days to see if it develops any signs of rabies. If it does you will have to jump through a series of rabies shots which you really won't like. Good luck! My doctor says you should capture a tetanus shot every ten years, so you're still covered.