Addition, teaching them how they can avoid a dog's bite and how to avoid getting hurt by any animal is also a good idea.
However, although an owner would have given his/her permission, the animals has a mind of their own and the animal may not be too happy at being touched, or for one reason or another, it might, scratch or bite them.
Therefore, if your child has been hurt in any way providing that it is not severe, you can treat it this way.
Vaccination
Find out from the owner if the pet is up to date with its vaccinations. If it is, then you do not have to worry about getting a rabies shot. If it is not up to date or if are not comfortable with the answer, you can take the child to the emergency room.
Bleeding
Allow the area to bleed a little so that it can take out with it whatever particles came with the injury and it works, as it's own cleaning agent.
Soap and Water
After allowing it to bleed for a little bit, wash the wound with only soap and water. Yes, only soap and water and not alcohol or iodine. You can run it under the pipe and afterwards you can pat-dry it before putting a Band Aid on it.
Sometimes infection could hide under the skin and as it heals, it will show up, therefore, keeping an eye on it for a bit, is advisable.
Reminder
Depending on the laws where you are, remind or inform the owner of the animal that the pet has to be observer for at least ten day by a veterinarian. This is to ensure that it does not have rabies.
If the bite has left your child with numbness in the area bitten area, additionally, if the bite or scratch looks as though it need stitches, then do not hesitate to get some medical help for your young one.
After the young one has been taken care of, he/she may be more than happy to play with another animal. However, if he/she is now scared of animals, it is not a good idea to nurture this fear. Do whatever you can to get him/her to over came this feeling and be once more, their usual self.
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