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Cats and Rabies
Someone has emailed me with the question, what happens if cats get
Rabies? The way the vermin travel at will all over other people's gardens and the countryside, and now an epidemic, how long before they pass it to humans? Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forthcoming reunions. Royal Navy Social Weekend Sussex May 2nd - 5th. H.M.S.Collingwood Association Chatham May 30th - June 2nd British Pacific Fleet Hayling Island Sept 5th - 8th Castle Class Corvettes Assn. Isle of Wight. Oct 3rd - 6th. Plus many more |
Cats and Rabies
You're worrying unnecessarily! It's ssssoooo hard for humans to get rabies,
but you can get vaccinated at the docs for it. House pets have to be vaccinated for it anyway when they get their pedigree. Charlie. "Mike" wrote in message ... Someone has emailed me with the question, what happens if cats get Rabies? The way the vermin travel at will all over other people's gardens and the countryside, and now an epidemic, how long before they pass it to humans? Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Forthcoming reunions. Royal Navy Social Weekend Sussex May 2nd - 5th. H.M.S.Collingwood Association Chatham May 30th - June 2nd British Pacific Fleet Hayling Island Sept 5th - 8th Castle Class Corvettes Assn. Isle of Wight. Oct 3rd - 6th. Plus many more --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.467 / Virus Database: 266 - Release Date: 01/04/03 |
Cats and Rabies
Mike wrote:
Someone has emailed me with the question, what happens if cats get Rabies? The way the vermin travel at will all over other people's gardens and the countryside, and now an epidemic, how long before they pass it to humans? Be more worried about foxes. regards sarah -- "Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth." Aldous Huxley |
Cats and Rabies
In article , Charlie
writes House pets have to be vaccinated for it anyway when they get their pedigree. Pedigree? The cats around here don't even know who their parents are let alone Pedigree. Pedigree? "I think not" Vermin? Certainly. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forthcoming reunions. Royal Navy Social Weekend Sussex May 2nd - 5th. H.M.S.Collingwood Association Chatham May 30th - June 2nd British Pacific Fleet Hayling Island Sept 5th - 8th Castle Class Corvettes Assn. Isle of Wight. Oct 3rd - 6th. Plus many more |
Cats and Rabies
On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 15:16:16 +0100, (swroot)
wrote: Mike wrote: Someone has emailed me with the question, what happens if cats get Rabies? The way the vermin travel at will all over other people's gardens and the countryside, and now an epidemic, how long before they pass it to humans? Be more worried about foxes. And bats! ;) Regards, -- Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations www.shwoodwind.co.uk Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk |
Cats and Rabies
You've got more chance of getting knocked over by a car whilst crossing the
road than getting rabies! Answer! Don't cross any more roads Mike! (I bet you will though). Badger "Mike" wrote in message ... In article , Charlie writes House pets have to be vaccinated for it anyway when they get their pedigree. Pedigree? The cats around here don't even know who their parents are let alone Pedigree. Pedigree? "I think not" Vermin? Certainly. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ Forthcoming reunions. Royal Navy Social Weekend Sussex May 2nd - 5th. H.M.S.Collingwood Association Chatham May 30th - June 2nd British Pacific Fleet Hayling Island Sept 5th - 8th Castle Class Corvettes Assn. Isle of Wight. Oct 3rd - 6th. Plus many more |
Cats and Rabies
"Mike" wrote in message ... Someone has emailed me with the question, what happens if cats get Rabies? For a very log time now, the anti-rabies precautions have managed to ensure, bats notwithstanding, that rabies has not managed to establish itself as endemic in the UK. Hence, the only ones that are likely to be exposed are those who go on foreign holidays and, like the far higher number of dogs that go travelling abroad, they have to be vaccinated against rabies and microchipped if they want to avoid quarantine on their return. Colin Bignell |
Cats and Rabies
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Badger writes You've got more chance of getting knocked over by a car whilst crossing the road than getting rabies! Quite agree ! Answer! Don't cross any more roads Mike! (I bet you will though). Yes I will, but at least I will be careful, not like Paddy who fell out of the window whilst ironing his curtains. Mike (No where near as bad as the one Mabbett cracked on ulb) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forthcoming reunions. Royal Navy Social Weekend Sussex May 2nd - 5th. H.M.S.Collingwood Association Chatham May 30th - June 2nd British Pacific Fleet Hayling Island Sept 5th - 8th Castle Class Corvettes Assn. Isle of Wight. Oct 3rd - 6th. Plus many more |
Cats and Rabies
Stephen Howard wrote:
On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 15:16:16 +0100, (swroot) wrote: Mike wrote: Someone has emailed me with the question, what happens if cats get Rabies? The way the vermin travel at will all over other people's gardens and the countryside, and now an epidemic, how long before they pass it to humans? Be more worried about foxes. And bats! ;) More apt than you know -- I've had the full set of rabies jabs (the new ones, in the arm) because I was bitten by a vagrant European bat in Britain :-) But foxes almost certainly come into closer, more frequent and regular contact with people and pets than do bats. regards sarah -- "Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth." Aldous Huxley |
Cats and Rabies
swroot scribbled:
But foxes almost certainly come into closer, more frequent and regular contact with people and pets than do bats. Surely foxes don't confront people and attack, do they? |
Cats and Rabies
On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 15:08:08 +0100, "Charlie"
wrote: You're worrying unnecessarily! It's ssssoooo hard for humans to get rabies, but you can get vaccinated at the docs for it. House pets have to be vaccinated for it anyway when they get their pedigree. Pets normally only need to be vaccinated against rabies if their owners wish to take them abroad (or, more accurately, bring them home again without undergoing 6 months quarantine) under the pet travel scheme. -- Stuart Baldwin news\at/boxatrix\dot/co\dot/uk |
Cats and Rabies
On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 18:13:06 +0100, (swroot)
wrote: Stephen Howard wrote: And bats! ;) More apt than you know -- Nope, that's why I said bats :) I've had the full set of rabies jabs (the new ones, in the arm) because I was bitten by a vagrant European bat in Britain :-) Does the jab last forever? I had a rabies vaccination in Vienna as a child after a dog bit me. I don't remember much about it, but people tell me it's a painful treatment. But foxes almost certainly come into closer, more frequent and regular contact with people and pets than do bats. Having bats in the roofspace means I see more bats than I do foxes - especially as this is a rural area and all the foxes have long since wised up to the silly-buggers on horseback and settled for easier pickings in the local towns.... and now we're plagued with rabbits. Thank gawd for the buzzards! ( On-thread note: Would a buzzard take a cat?? ) I first heard about bat rabies when I took an injured bat along to Gilbert White's house, where there's a lovely lady "wot knows all about 'em". I had to hand-feed mealworms to the little critter, and having been told to keep it nice and warm I put it up in my heated propagator for a couple of days, where it perked up far better than any of my seedlings have ever done. Regards, -- Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations http://www.shwoodwind.co.uk Emails to: showard{who is at}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk |
Cats and Rabies
"Essjay001" wrote in message ... swroot scribbled: But foxes almost certainly come into closer, more frequent and regular contact with people and pets than do bats. Surely foxes don't confront people and attack, do they? There was a case a short while ago where a fox tried to take a baby/toddler whilst sleeping with it's mother! L |
Cats and Rabies
Well, we had to have all ours done (two dogs and a cat) before they were 12
weeks old. Maybe things have changed recently. Charlie. wrote in message ... On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 15:08:08 +0100, "Charlie" wrote: You're worrying unnecessarily! It's ssssoooo hard for humans to get rabies, but you can get vaccinated at the docs for it. House pets have to be vaccinated for it anyway when they get their pedigree. Pets normally only need to be vaccinated against rabies if their owners wish to take them abroad (or, more accurately, bring them home again without undergoing 6 months quarantine) under the pet travel scheme. -- Stuart Baldwin news\at/boxatrix\dot/co\dot/uk --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.467 / Virus Database: 266 - Release Date: 01/04/03 |
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