Rabies!!!!

I seriously am seeing FAR too many people bringing their pets in without a current rabies vaccination.  IT IS A REAL THREAT.   Just this week I had SEVERAL people tell me they "never bothered with a rabies vaccine" for their dog.

Well, first of all, it's a REQUIREMENT by the State of CA to keep your dog current on rabies vaccination.  You can be fined, you can be forced to pay for quarantine, and you can and will be held responsible if your pet exposes any one else to the disease because you didn't take the time or spend the money to keep them current on the vaccine.  Cheap vaccine clinics have taken away all excuses for not doing this!

While it's not required for cats - it's HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you also keep ALL of your cats current on rabies vaccine.  Yes, EVEN THE INDOOR CATS.

WHY?  Well, because we have rabies here in the desert!  Rabies kills PEOPLE!   I say this until I am blue in the face but until someone here actually dies from it, I suspect people will still refuse to follow this simple, life saving rule:  VACCINATE ALL DOGS AND CATS FOR RABIES!!!

A person was just exposed to a rabid bat here in the Mojave Desert and they are trying to find that person because he may have been exposed.  Point being that if the bats have it, then there is GREAT potential for a dog or a cat (or other animals!) to also be exposed.

How do you avoid it?  How do you avoid DYING from rabies?  Well, one way is to make sure your dogs AND cats are kept current on the vaccine so they don't expose YOU to the deadly disease.

And please do not argue with me about this vaccine because it's not a winnable argument.  :)

Here's the link to the news article that came out just this week:



RABIES IN THE MOJAVE DESERT