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    Re: [RC] rabies and WNV - Lynn Kinsky


    This is a quote from the Tulsa World in Oklahoma 8-21-02

    "On the rabies front, the division reports, as of July 29 two bats tested
    positive for rabies in Tulsa County, but those were the only two cases in
    the entire state this year. By far, the biggest culprits are ground-walking
    animals: 53 skunks, six cats, five dogs, four horses and three cows.
    Confirmed rabies cases for the years 1990 through 1999, were: skunks 70.7
    percent of cases, cattle 11 percent, cats 5.4 percent, bats 4.3 percent,
    horses 3.9 percent, dogs 3.9 percent and other 0.8 percent."

    I find this interesting the percentage of horses is the same as dogs!  Do
    you vaccinate your horse for rabies?
    

    Sure do! That's one of the routine yearly shots given by the vet. We have a lot of skunks around here and every once in a while one is found rabid. Even if the direct danger to the horses is low, a quarantine could put a real crimp in my riding and showing plans -- so all horses, dogs and outside cats get rabies shots.
    --
    Lynn Kinsky Santa Ynez, CA
    http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky



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