Dr. Lera vaccinates a Norwegian elkhound named Stormy and explains rabies tags, which register dogs as vaccinated in the county. Rabies kills 55,000 to 100,000 people yearly, mostly in Asia and Africa, but is rare in US pets because of widespread vaccination. The vaccine goes in the rear thigh to contain any reaction.
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One-year and three-year rabies vaccines
One-year rabies vaccine; speaker observed more allergic reactions with the three-year vaccine
Approximately 55,000 to 100,000 people worldwide
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Hey guys, Dr. Lara here today. I'm here with Stormy. Stormy is a three year old Norwegian outcount. And Stormy is here today for her rabies vaccine. The main topic is going to be rabies tags. And just so that Stormy doesn't get too scared or anything like that, she's here with her big brother Striker. He is also a Norwegian elkhound. And so the rabies tags is typically something that is in the shape of, at least here in Dade county or Broward county, rather, it can be in the shape of a bell. Sometimes it's in the shape of a bone or a heart. And what that is is to let people know that your dog has been registered with the county that you're residing in as having received a vaccination for rabies. It does typically cost money to go ahead and get a rabies tag here. Typical. It'll cost $30 for a dog that is spayed or neutered and then typically $60 for a dog that is not spayed or neutered. The county is going ahead and charging more for dogs that are not spayed or neutered to try and go ahead and get you guys to go ahead and spay or neuter your animals. I anticipate that the funds most likely go to the county to help with the dog catchers and that kind of stuff. The other thing that we want discuss, obviously is rabies the vaccine. And so rabies the disease and the vaccine is one of the two vaccines that I would consider a core vaccine and is also considered a core vaccine by the American Animal Hospital Association. And so rabies is something that is typically transmitted through bites. It is something that is very uncommonly seen in pets nowadays in the United States, most likely tied to the fact that so many of the pets are vaccinated for rabies that it prevents the transmission and the spread of that particular disease. The most common animal, domestic animal, in the United States to have rabies is cats. And so, but that's not necessarily saying that they're cats that are pets. Now the other thing to know is that there are some different rabies vaccines. There's a one year rabies vaccine and there's a three year rabies rabies vaccine and there are tags that can go with both either the one year rabies tag or the three year rabies tag. I used to give the one year, the three year rabies vaccine. I did see some more allergic reactions to the rabies vaccine. So I personally give the one year rabies vaccine. The other thing that I did want to let you know just in terms of some statistics, There are about 55,000 to 100,000 people worldwide who do end up getting rabies and the majority of those cases are in Asia and Africa. There are typically there's that post exposure rabies prophylaxis and what that typically consists of is getting a series of injections after you've been exposed. It is something that is really important to go ahead and see a medical, healthcare practitioner, professional if there is any concern whatsoever if you've been bitten by an animal that potentially did have rabies or you're not sure of their rabies status. Rabies is a virus that will attack the neurologic system, so that's why you might see them drooling or acting weird because that's just not something that is that it's the nervous system or the brain is being affected. And it is something that typically will happen pretty quickly within about 10 days from the time that the pets start acting sick, they will pass away or the animals will pass away. Other than that, normally here we try to get the rabies vaccine in the right rear thigh which Stormi will be receiving today. The reason we give it on the right rear thigh is so that way if there is any sort of rabies, if there's any sort of reactions to the vaccine, we can go ahead and try and isolate it to which particular vaccine it was was the one that caused it. Otherwise we'll give other vaccines in different spots. Again, if you guys have any questions about rabies or rabies vaccinations or rabies tags, please leave it in the comment box. If you found this video helpful, please give us a thumbs up. Subscribe and share. Thanks for watching. Have a great day and be safe. It.
