From:
"Sukie Crandall"
Date: 2007-03-06 00:05:37 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] Re: rabies vaccines
To: ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com
http://www.nasphv.org/Documents/RabiesCompendium.pdf
is the direct link to the compendium.
There are a LOT of GREAT links in the FHL links section and wonderful info in the other
sections as well as in the very easily searched FHL Archives (6 years of help) which are
housed separately from the list, meaning that people pretty much always have at least one
source of data handy.
Yes, a lot has improved in ferret health care! Wait till you see how adrenal growth care has
improved and how few ferrets have trouble with the way current anesthesia is usually
done!
Here are some up to date rabies resources for you:
Professional information:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/professional/professi.htm
CDC Q&A on ferrets, dogs, and cats in relation to rabies:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/Ques&Ans/q&a.htm
National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians: the latest Compendium of
Animal Rabies Control and Prevention is in documents:
http://www.nasphv.org
The rabies section here has useful data:
http://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/3035/bushmeat/bush4.html
Here is some recent (last several years) rabies news:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/news.htm
<http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/ques&ans/q&a.htm#How%20can%20I%
20protect%20my%20pet%20from%20rabies>
If that doesn't work use the professional info link I gave and then click open the Q&A in
the menu on your left.
BEGIN QUOTES
Q: How can I protect my pet from rabies?
A: There are several things you can do to protect your pet from rabies. First, visit your
veterinarian with your pet on a regular basis and keep rabies vaccinations up-to-date for
all cats, ferrets, and dogs. Second, maintain control of your pets by keeping cats and
ferrets indoors and keeping dogs under direct supervision...
3. Q: What happens if a neighborhood dog or cat bites me?
A: You should seek medical evaluation for any animal bite. However, rabies is uncommon
in dogs, cats, and ferrets in the United States. Very few bites by these animals carry a risk
of rabies. If the cat (or dog or ferret) appeared healthy at the time you were bitten, it can
be confined by its owner for 10 days and observed. No anti-rabies prophylaxis is needed.
No person in the United States has ever contracted rabies from a dog, cat or ferret held in
quarantine for 10 days.
END QUOTES
There is more there for you.
To see abstracts of rabies studies go to
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
and use the search engine.
Links that I use regularly or to which I am connected are in my signature lines, and some
link to yet more
Sukie (not a vet)
Current FHL address:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
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