are dogs born with rabies or do they have to be bitten by a skunk or a bat or something with rabies to get the

February 3rd, 2007 | by Michael |
bat rabies
kelly S asked:


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  1. 3 Responses to “are dogs born with rabies or do they have to be bitten by a skunk or a bat or something with rabies to get the”

  2. By Rock on Feb 5, 2007 | Reply

    Rabies is a disease that is transmitted from the bite of an infected animal. Any warm-blooded animal is capable of becoming rabid, but the bat is the primary carrier in the northwest. Signs of rabies include change in behavior (for domestic animals this usually means more aggressive, but wild animals may actually appear more docile), seizures, altered mental status, and any other neurologic signs. Rabies vaccine is given at 12-16 weeks of age, then again at 1 year, and then every three years after that. The vaccine is very important due to the severity of the disease (it is always fatal), the fact that there is no cure and because of the public health implications (humans can also get rabies from the bite wound of an animal).

  3. By DomesticGoddess on Feb 7, 2007 | Reply

    No, dogs are not born with rabies. They have to come into contact with the saliva of an infected animal in order to get it.

  4. By sjmny2005 on Feb 7, 2007 | Reply

    Rabies is a transmitted disease, it is not genetic. Dogs who have rabies are bitten by animals. If your dog bit you, it is a wise decision to visit your doctor. You might not have seen your dog around wild animals, but letting your dog in the yard alone with a wild racoon or chimpmunk may lead it to having rabies by a stray bite. Although, humans who have rabies is extremely rare. Only one or two reported cases this year. This is usually because when someone is bitten by an aminal, they go see a doctor and get rabies shots.

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