Re: RC: Rabies

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Hi Beth
Are you sure about the opossums? My small animal vet and the zoo vet
here both said they can't carry rabies (nor do mice, for that matter)
and wouldn't give a rabies shot to Posse whom I rescued when she was 2
inches old (and adorable--hey, she was always cute to me!)
Bette

Beth Glace wrote:
> 
> A horse just down the road from me was diagnosed with rabies this
> year, and we have had several cases of possums and even a rabbit!
> that attacked children while playing in their yard.  A friend of mine
> described an incident with a probable rabid coon last year.  As she
> drove down the road, she noticed a coon siiting, rather confused in
> the middle of the road.  She stopped the car near it and opened
> the door  when it dashed directly at her!  As she began to pull
> forward it attempted to bite the car tire.  My vet says that these
> stories are not uncommon and suggested that everyone stay clear of
> apparantly wild animals that are wandering in the road.  These
> animals are often showing very aggressive behavior, consistent with
> Rabies.  I hate to drive past animals that look like they might be
> injured, but I can't risk attempting to help them either.
> Regards,
> Beth
> 
> Beth Glace, MS, CDN
> Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma
> Lenox Hill Hospital
> New York, NY
> 
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