Re: RC: Rabies in horses

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

That's interesting, Michelle.
Not to make light of a very serious subject but I always thought that
Edgar Allen Poe died from his cocaine addiction. Now we know; it was The
Raven (a bat in disguise).
Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians, Home of TLA Halynov
http://www.stormnet.com/~woa
I've learned that life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer it
gets to the end, the faster it goes. Smell the roses!

MBlanchrd@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Hi, campers,
> 
> No, you don't need to be bitten to contract rabies, contact with the saliva
> will do just fine, especially if it then comes in contact with an open sore
> or you get some saliva in any of the many mucous membranes of your body
> (nose, eyes, mouth.....how many times have you unconsciously picked a horse
> hair out of your mouth after putting the bit in his...see??).(nope. rinsing
> with Listerine won't help.)
> 
> Rabies is nothing to mess about with. ALL my mammals, even the inside ones,
> get rabies boosters every year. Rabid animals seldom act in that
> stereotypical "foaming at the mouth and maniacal rages" act....a skunk can be
> rabid as hell and sit, calmly eating cat food in your barn right alongside
> your barncats, and you'll never know it. He can nip one of your horses on his
> way out, and now your horse is rabid, and how do you know? You don't.
> ANY mammal can carry rabies. Not just coons, dogs or skunks..but voles, rats,
> 'dillos, possum, deer, yes, even humans. Edgar Allen Poe is said to have died
> from rabies.
> Dying from rabies is exceptionately painful, and it takes it's time. There's
> no cure for it. Though I'm not a big fan of injecting my horse with
> everything, a rabies shot/booster is ALWAYS  the first on the list. (second
> one is tetanus.)
> 
> Michelle
> MBlanchrd@aol.com
> 
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