A program aimed to raise awareness of the importance of following state law of having your dog or cat up to date on a yearly license (dogs only) as well as being vaccinated against rabies (dogs and cats) between April … please continue reading
Rabies is rare in the United States but there is a real threat and for humans the biggest threat comes from dogs. Dogs are the go-between, between people and the carrier which is usually a raccoon, skunk, fox or coyote. … please continue reading
Florida: Is the fear of rabies transmitted to domestic cats going to drive cat owners to keeping their cats under direct supervision or keep them inside? There’s a report in the UK online news media which describes a small central … please continue reading
This is the extraordinary story of a single injection of rabies immune globulin costing $46,422. In fact the total bill for this woman who was bitten by a feral cat in Miami-Dade County, Florida was $48,512. Her insurance paid $44,320.90 … please continue reading
This is the final picture of a British man with duel nationality who was bitten by a stray cat in Morocco. His name is Omar Zouhri. The cat happened to be infected with rabies and therefore he became infected. Regrettably, … please continue reading
Prophylaxis: treatment given or action taken to prevent disease – in this case a course of rabies jabs after exposure to the disease. You can treat a bite from a rabid animal with a course of vaccinations. In the USA, … please continue reading
Is it too dangerous to feed feral cats in America? A story from the Gasconade County Republican newspaper tells me that it is too dangerous to feed feral cats unless you take precautions. However, I’m confused because I know many … please continue reading
If a shelter worker is bitten by a domestic cat who is healthy and that cat is unknown to shelter management the question is what to do next and it is either (1) euthanasia or (2) ten-day observation. It should always be the latter. please continue reading
Lazy 5 Vets have provided a formal response to Starla Daniel’s complaint of malpractice resulting in the killing of her cat but the response is opaque and inadequate. It omits to deal with a crucial aspect of the consultation: why the vet tech was bitten by KitKat despite being warned by Starla Daniel that it might happen. please continue reading
This is one of those veterinary hospital rabies alerts which ends tragically and which should never have taken place in the first place. And it’s all the fault of the damned hospital if we believe the story teller. The page … please continue reading
