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03/27/2025
Vaccinate your dogs and cats for rabies. Rabies is deadly not only to pets but it kills humans too. Rabies a terrible way to die
Just passing along some information from our State Veterinarian in Oklahoma.
"Please advise owners of livestock to rabies vaccinate any cattle, sheep, horses, dogs, and cats that they or their children are in close contact with.
We had a very unfortunate situation occur this week. A show calf began showing symptoms of excessive salivation and vocalization. The owners separated it from the other show calves as soon as they recognized there was something wrong with it. The calf’s condition deteriorated and it was euthanized and the brain submitted to OADDL for rabies testing. OADDL confirmed rabies in the calf.
Skunks and bats are the most common animals that carry and transmit rabies in Oklahoma. The most likely way this calf became infected is through a bite from a skunk. The incubation period is usually three weeks to six or eight weeks, but rarely can be as long as six months. Because of the potential for one or more of the other show calves to have been bitten by the same skunk, we had to make the decision to not allow the exhibitor to show their calves at OYE.
This is very devastating for the exhibitor and their family.
We see cases of rabies in livestock almost monthly. We’ve had to quarantine horses that the owner used in their business due to one of the group being rabid. We’ve had to quarantine show goat herds because a dog became rabid and potentially bit some of the goats.
There are rabies vaccines licensed and approved for cattle, horses, and sheep. My recommendation is to have a veterinarian administer the vaccine to livestock that are in close contact with humans like horses that are used, exhibition livestock, etc. If a veterinarian administers the vaccine, they can verify that to us and the State Health Department and it is easier to allow the vaccinated animals to be used, shown, etc. But even if a veterinarian doesn’t administer the vaccine, good records of when and where the vaccine was purchased and administered are good to have. All dogs and cats should be vaccinated. Even though there is no vaccine licensed for goats and swine, talk to your veterinarian about them.
I know we all get busy and the incidence of rabies in livestock is very low across the state, but if your family is the one who has an animal become infected it can be a terrible experience.
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