Rabies

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I also don't like to vaccinate, but do vaccinate for rabies.

I have had a calf die from rabies, (too young to be vaccinated) and it

was a nightmare. The State issued an order of quarantine, I had to

build fences within fences to keep people away from my animals.

Essentially I became instantly and solely responsible for protecting

every human on the planet from exposure to my animals. My wife and I,

and several others, had to get the shots ourselves at over $1000 each,

and insurance would not cover it. Around here, rabies runs in cycles

and is very common. I have had several encounters with rabid animals,

primarily woodchucks (yes, woodchucks) and racoons. I don't know of

any rabid bats.

On a practical note, if you sell live animals out of state or exhibit

at fairs, etc..., you will probably have no choice but to vaccinate.

I would really like to know whether the vaccine actually confers

immunity as has been previously discussed, but I'm not convinced

either way by what I've read so far so will continue to vaccinate

until I can be sure.

[Guest guest]

hi phil I feel for you, I really Do.... I have dogs and cats and when they get their rabies shot, they are miserable for weeks,,, We had a racoon come up on the porch a couple weeks ago and afraid it was rabid, chased it off... I'll feed all the animals I can, but this make me nervous,,, So now I put food in the back yard for them... Since the racoon wasn't close enough, we still hold off getting our animals vacinated for rabies.... I really don't want to subject my pets to "what if" vaccines for rabies, but it is the law and if they confront me, I will take them all in... So far so good... You all know what your animals are subjected to, or you wouldn't belong to this group.... If your animals were subjected to an immediate danger, take care of it, get them the vaccination, but then give them plenty of hay, gras, oats, grains, Good luch everybody Sandee .Phil Lang wrote: I also don't like to vaccinate, but do vaccinate for rabies. I have had a calf die from rabies, (too young to be vaccinated) and it was a nightmare. The State issued an order of quarantine, I had to build fences within fences to keep people away from my animals. Essentially I became instantly and solely responsible for protecting every human on the planet from exposure to my animals. My wife and

I, and several others, had to get the shots ourselves at over $1000 each, and insurance would not cover it. Around here, rabies runs in cycles and is very common. I have had several encounters with rabid animals, primarily woodchucks (yes, woodchucks) and racoons. I don't know of any rabid bats. On a practical note, if you sell live animals out of state or exhibit at fairs, etc..., you will probably have no choice but to vaccinate. I would really like to know whether the vaccine actually confers immunity as has been previously discussed, but I'm not convinced either way by what I've read so far so will continue to vaccinate until I can be sure. ~~PEACE~~ HippeeSandee HippeeSandee's Endless Mountains Realm

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