Rabies

Rabies is an acute and almost invariably fatal
disease given to man through the saliva of a rabid animal,
usually dogs, foxes, squirrels, and bats.
Rabies is usually passed from animal to animal through bites
(a rabid animal becomes aggressive and ready to bite without
provocation). When a dog catches rabies there is an
incubation period of 20 to 30 days, followed by a period of
excitement, when the animal becomes vicious and typically foams
at the mouth. Paralysis then develops, first involving the hind
legs and thereafter becoming general. Death occurs within 10
days of the first symptom.
It is essential to have your dogs vaccinated with
anti-rabies shots. Rabies vaccines can be given
during a puppy's 16th to the 26th week. This
requires a follow up shot one year after for total
protection.
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