Post by drwadadli on Jul 9, 2019 12:45:08 GMT
WESH News is reporting that the Florida Department of Health in Orange County has issued a 60-day rabies alert for a two mile radius in southwest Orange County surrounding the intersection of Epcot Center Drive and I-4.
Officials say this is in response to a cat that tested positive for rabies. WESH is also reporting that the cat in question may have had contact with other animals in the area.
Experts say people should avoid contact with feral cats, stray dogs, and all other local wildlife including raccoons, coyotes, foxes, bobcats, bats, skunks, and otters. Residents and visitors to the area should be aware that rabies is present in the area, and that domesticated animals, including pets and service animals, are at risk if they are not vaccinated.
For those of you who don't know, rabies is VERY serious and there is no treatment. If you think you have been bitten or scratched by cat within this 2-mile radius, PLEASE medical attention. There are injections (vaccines) that can be given following a bite or scratch before the virus that causes rabies develops into the full-blown disease. If you have been bitten or scratched, you will need these injections so you don't come down with the rabies and is untreatable.
I take Rabies very seriously being a veterinarian and working with animals for the past 30+ years. So, please be cafeful around any stay cats!!
Anybody who has been bitten or scratched by a cat in the rabies alert area should seek medical attention and contact Orange County Animal Services at (407) 254-9150.
Officials say this is in response to a cat that tested positive for rabies. WESH is also reporting that the cat in question may have had contact with other animals in the area.
Experts say people should avoid contact with feral cats, stray dogs, and all other local wildlife including raccoons, coyotes, foxes, bobcats, bats, skunks, and otters. Residents and visitors to the area should be aware that rabies is present in the area, and that domesticated animals, including pets and service animals, are at risk if they are not vaccinated.
For those of you who don't know, rabies is VERY serious and there is no treatment. If you think you have been bitten or scratched by cat within this 2-mile radius, PLEASE medical attention. There are injections (vaccines) that can be given following a bite or scratch before the virus that causes rabies develops into the full-blown disease. If you have been bitten or scratched, you will need these injections so you don't come down with the rabies and is untreatable.
I take Rabies very seriously being a veterinarian and working with animals for the past 30+ years. So, please be cafeful around any stay cats!!
Anybody who has been bitten or scratched by a cat in the rabies alert area should seek medical attention and contact Orange County Animal Services at (407) 254-9150.