A survey finds that more than half of dog parents are doubtful about giving their pups the vaccine for rabies — a lethal disease that vaccination brought under control in the U.S.
Rabies shots are mandatory in most of the U.S. but some dog owners are hesitant about giving their pets the vaccine.Rabies shots are mandatory in most of the U.S. but some dog owners are hesitant about giving their pets the vaccine.Cindy Marabito runs a pit bull rescue out of her house in Austin, Texas."We're the only raw-feeding, holistic, completely no-kill pit bull refuge and rescue in the United States," she says.
, a veterinarian at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and past president of the American Veterinary Medical Association."The rabies vaccine has been around for decades and it is so incredibly safe, especially when you consider the risk of death," she says.Understanding the risk and benefits of vaccination
More than 10 years ago, however, she says she saw one of her foster dogs have a bad response to a set of vaccines, including the rabies shot –"reacting violently", she says. That made her wary of the vaccines.Of the approximately 24 million dogs that are vaccinated against rabies each year,"the vast majority ...
It messes with the nervous system, throwing off the body's ability to regulate heart rate and blood pressure, sometimes causing seizures and heart attacks. It can lead to severe swelling in the brain and spinal cord. It migrates to the salivary glands, shedding through saliva and drool. For a patient showing these symptoms, there's no cure at this stage and most die.
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