A couple in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Texas area was infected with Rabies by an 8 week old collie-mix puppy they discovered freezing to death under their home. After bringing the puppy into their house they gave it a flea bath to give it some relief from the cold and the severe flea infestation it had. [...]
Here in the United States rabies is almost an afterthought and the type of thing you see in a movie like Cujo but in other parts of the World it is very much a reality. Even though rabies is 100% preventable it is still killing one person every 10 minutes globally, or approximately 55,000 people [...]
So after nearly a week of not waiting patiently we finally got the results of the rabies test from the bat Emma nearly made lunch out of. NEGATIVE! Rabies testing is supposed to always be a priority according to the Texas Department of Health and Human Services. The bat was captured last Friday, not dropped [...]
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