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Sunday, July 29, 2018

A Horse Diagnosed With Rabies.

Veterinary Medical Center

A horse residing in Harrington, Delaware near the Maryland border has been diagnosed with rabies today. Prior to euthanasia, the horse was displaying abnormal behavior including: aggression toward humans & other horses, staggering, circling, & abnormal vocalization. Neither this horse nor his pasturemates were up to date on their rabies vaccine. The Delaware State Veterinarian & the Department of Public Health are involved with quarantine of the remaining animals & post-exposure treatment of the owners.

Rabies is endemic in our area & is carried by various wildlife species such as raccoons, bats, skunks, & foxes. An obvious bite wound is not always visible when a horse is exposed to a rabid animal. It can take months for a horse to exhibit signs.

Although the rabies vaccine is effective, protection wanes after a year. IF YOUR HORSE HAS NOT RECEIVED A RABIES VACCINE WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, HE NEEDS ONE!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

If paperwork/test were not properly done....oh this can get very ugly very fast! Hope this is just a one off honest mistake.

Anonymous said...

Was this at the fair?

Anonymous said...


Due to neglect of Owners the horse lost
its' life.

If you can't take the proper
care of them , don't have them.