 Rabies Vaccine Probe MN 7/27/11 Fox News
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#339977 - 07/28/2011 06:18 PM |
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At the practice where I worked, we always vaccinated in the third year-before the protection runs out, legally.
Rabies is endemic in our state. Common (15 cases in domestic animals, mainly cattle, since Jan 1 2011).
In our state, a dog who breaks the skin is dead and his head off to the U for flourescent antibody screening, the rabies test, unless he has the vaccine <3 yrs ago. These days, I think this is only for "unprovoked" bites, but back in the day, it was any skin break, and the owner had to pay all costs, which could be considerable. I always thought the client was sort of trusting you to prevent this from happening to their dog by keeping a high level of protection on board.
Not arguing any position, just stating the other side of the coin.
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#340077 - 07/29/2011 04:51 PM |
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Betty, how a dog overdue for a rabies booster is treated if it bites someone or tangles with a rabid animal differs by state. Some states (like Maine) will euthanize the dog & send the head off for testing, others with less Draconian laws will enforce a quarantine to see if the animal displays any symptoms of rabies.
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States Consider Controlling Rabies Vaccination Intervals, by Edie Lau The Veterinary Information Network News Service 8/12/11 http://news.vin.com/VINNews.aspx?articleId=19501 "Concerns in Delaware and Minnesota about over-vaccination center around the practice by some small-animal veterinarians of administering every one or two years rabies vaccines that have been proven to be effective for three years."
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Perhaps the power of your Rabies Challenge Fund could be directed toward the development of an in office snap test for rabies titer. This gives vets something they can charge for, guarantees protection, and gets pets in the clinic so that early random problems can be detected heading off future suffering.
Until the price of titer test=price of rabies vaccine vets in areas where rabies is endemic are going to continue to send reminders for vaccines at 2.5 yrs where the legal protection expires at the 3 yr mark.
In places where homes and farms are surrounded by woodland, and ghastly climate forces skunks, coons etc. toward buildings seeking shelter, the rabies threat is real, even in suburbia. IMO a cheap titer test is the answer.
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Perhaps the power of your Rabies Challenge Fund could be directed toward the development of an in office snap test for rabies titer. This gives vets something they can charge for, guarantees protection, and gets pets in the clinic so that early random problems can be detected heading off future suffering.
Until the price of titer test=price of rabies vaccine, vets in areas where rabies is endemic are going to continue to send reminders for vaccines at 2.5 yrs where the legal protection expires at the 3 yr mark.
In places where homes and farms are surrounded by woodland, and ghastly climate forces skunks, coons etc. toward buildings seeking shelter, the rabies threat is real, even in suburbia. IMO a cheap titer test is the answer.
What a good post.
I'm about as opposed to overvaccinating as anyone can be.
And I see exactly what you are saying.
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Perhaps the power of your Rabies Challenge Fund could be directed toward the development of an in office snap test for rabies titer.
As part of the studies the RCF is funding, Dr. Ronald Schultz intends to establish a rabies titer standard for canines. We're nearing the end of the 4th year of the studies, & the first "challenge" will come at the end of the 5th.
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To the best of our ability, our club contributed to the Fund. It's gratifying to follow this. It is especially gratifying to see the kind of balance that Dr. Betty is advocating for (so well  ).
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To the best of our ability, our club contributed to the Fund. Thank you, Connie, every contribution makes a difference!
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