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Jam Lady
Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 2571 Location: New Jersey, USA
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 16 5:58 pm Post subject: Rabies Season |
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It's rabies season again and it looks like this summer will be more serious than usual - though not like non-vaccinate places like Africa and India.
A dead feral cat was found about a week ago here in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Tested, found rabid. A couple of days ago, another rabid feral cat. Rabid raccoon.
A rabid woodchuck attacked a family's pet potbellied pig. Pig is in quarantine, family has had post-exposure treatment. https://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2016/07/rabid_animals_reported_in_old_bridge_spotswood.html
BTW - the only way to test is to kill the animal and examine the brain. Quarantine is possible but doubt it is employed for wild / feral animals.
It is mandated that pet dogs and cats be vaccinated against rabies. My indoor only cats are vaccinated, using the Pure-Vax good-for-three-years vaccine. Livestock should also receive rabies vaccine.
There is an oral vaccine Raboral-VG, https://www.raboral.com/Pages/index.aspx, suitable for raccoons, gray fox, and coyotes. None for feral cats and skunks.
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dpack
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Jam Lady
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buzzy
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