Why do dogs get quarantined after biting someone? Get Your Pet Thinking

What should I do when my dog bites someone?

Don’t delay, if your dog bites someone, take the following steps:

  • Remain calm.
  • Confine your dog to a crate or another room.
  • Help the bite victim wash the wound thoroughly with warm, soapy water.
  • Be courteous and sympathetic to the bite victim. …
  • Contact a medical professional for the bite victim.
  • What To Do If Your Dog Bites Someone

    After biting a person, most dogs are required by local law to be quarantined. The site of quarantine and the length of time vary on your dog’s vaccination status. Dogs unvaccinated for rabies may have to be euthanized and tested for rabies. The rabies test requires microscopic examination of brain tissue and is not a test your dog can survive. If local laws allow, you may be able to place your dog in isolation at an animal control center or veterinary hospital for 6 months. If signs of rabies do not develop, the dog is vaccinated for rabies one month before release from quarantine and is then allowed to return home. Usually, the cost of quarantine is the responsibility of the dog owner.

    For dogs with expired vaccinations, quarantine may be required. These situations are usually handled on a case-by-case basis. Oftentimes, the animal is immediately vaccinated for rabies and monitored at home under quarantine for around 45 days. Animal control officers may visit your home to make sure you are following the quarantine rules and to officially release your pet from home quarantine.

    For dogs with current rabies vaccination, sometimes quarantine is not required but some areas require a quarantine of 10 days. The purpose of the 10 day quarantine is to determine whether or not the dog was transmitting the virus at the time of the bite. It does not mean the dog does not have rabies; it only means that the dog could not have transmitted the virus to the person bitten.

    Rabies can take weeks to months to travel up the nerves to reach the brain. Prior to entering the brain, the dog is not contagious and usually does not act ill. Once the virus reaches the brain, and then the salivary glands, the pet is considered contagious. Once the virus reaches the brain, death usually occurs within 10 days. If your dog is normal and healthy at the end of the 10 day quarantine, then it is determined that your pet was not contagious at the time of the bite.

    Can you trust a dog after it bites?

    Some dog owners that feel they can never trust a dog after it has bitten while others feel the dog may be able to be rehabilitated. What is the correct answer? Unfortunately, there isn’t a right answer because both groups are right.

    Dog quarantined after biting two people