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My 5 year old got bitten by our pet chinchilla yesterday. not deep but it drew a bit of blood. he had his 18 months vaccination. do we need to get him a tetanus injection as well?
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No: He should be well covered for tetanus. Make sure the wound is well cleaned and monitor the site for increasing redness, swelling or drainage. These bites are a risk of a variety of other bacterial infections too.
Answered 7/23/2018
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