So I'm new to posting on these boards but I need some advice. I'm having really bad anxiety about
rabbies! My dog bite me about
2 months ago and I'm still worrying about
getting rabies.
My dog has always been vaccinated and got his last shot in Jan or feb of 2015,but he's past due on his currents shots but he's gotten out a few times and I'm worried he was bite by something etc, I've just moved back into town and need to catch back up with them...my parents were taking care of him for me. I automatically go to internet starting reading,which isn't good for anxiety. I feel better when I think well "It's been over 2 months I have no symptoms neither does my dog,he's perfectly fine. I spoke to the people at the animal control and they said "He'd have to visibly be sick and he'd get ill very quickly and so would I. But then I read these stories of people over other countries that have contact with dogs infected and don't get sick until months later and start to worry again. Then I look something up and they say the virus can stay in your system with no symptoms up to 2 years to 7 based on how much of the virus got in your system,how badly infected was the dog etc ?! So then the worrying starts all over...
I also read somewhere that even if your dogs shots are passed due,the vaccine is still in their system?
I went to my doctor a week later for something else and brought it up to her and she said the wound was fine and if it was family dog she wasn't worried etc
I was diagnosed with GAD about
4 months ago but I don't know if it's this or a legit worry
I'm just worried and my anxiety is going all over the place.
Thanks
