Ridecamp: Re: [RC] rabies and WNV

> 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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