It’s fun to be a veterinarian!
We get to be with cute animals all day.
Kittens are so funny to watch!
You can stare at cuddly puppies the whole day.
This is one of our benefits, although there is a risk here.
We have a higher than usual possible exposure to rabid animals.
I’ve handled quite a handful of pet patients that have rabies.
The furious form is the type of rabies that people are more likely to be familiar with.
Rabid dogs with this type would bite anything!
And I MEAN ANYTHING!
These dogs bite cages, other animals, and even you!
But there is another form that is equally as dangerous.
This is called the “paralytic form.”
The patient is lucid and remains quiet.
The problem here is people are unlikely to think that the patient has rabies.
They become complacent and do risky things like touching the mouth of the patient.
In my practice, we had a case of a pet dog with the paralytic form.
Because of this, nobody thought of the patient having rabies.
Guess what?
When the patient suddenly died, we decided to have it tested.
It turned out that it had RABIES!
Too late!
Five of our hospital staff got exposed to the patient.
Luckily they all had pre-exposure vaccinations for rabies.
They also had post-exposure vaccinations to ensure they didn’t get it.
Although preventive vaccination and post-exposure treatments work, you still get some anxiety.
You keep on thinking that you might get it!
One scary feature of Rabies infection is that it is most likely fatal when you get it!
And our country is considered to be high risk for Rabies.
This is why you should get your pet dogs and cats vaccinated for this deadly disease.
Dogs make up most of the rabies infections of animals in the Philippines.
Cats make up a distant second.
Don’t endanger the lives of your pets.
Keep yourself from getting infected too.
Make sure you get your fur babies vaccinated today!
Send us a message at Makati Dog and Cat Hospital at makatidogandcathospital@gmail.com or call 09088967113 so we can schedule the rabies vaccination of your fur babies.
Make sure you, your family, and your pets are protected!