<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.Hi I was almost bitten by a dog 24hrs ago It was a stray dog in office campus and it caught my leg. I dont have any skin break out or bleeding. It was just swollen for sometime and then a dot blood clot that I can see I have taken tetanus after 14hrs of bite Do I need to be vaccinated ?  <response>: Hi Welcome to Chat Doctor. You need to take anti rabies vaccination. The fact that rabies is a fatal disease and the virus responsible for this disease is transmitted in the saliva of the rabid animal like dog. Since you had a dog bite without a penetrative wound but noticed swelling and a blood clot that could have resulted from scratches or abrasions which resulting in swelling or clot formation due to actual bite with saliva. So, you need to take at least 4 intramuscular injections on days 0, 3, 7, 14 into the deltoid muscle. Along with in tetanus toxic which you have already taken a thorough washing of the wound with soapdetergent and water, followed by the application of ethanol or an aqueous solution of iodine or provide should also be done. Hope to have answered your query. Best wishes. 