Nov. 8, 2010
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia horse owners are being advised to vaccinate their animals for rabies.
The state Department of Agriculture issued the warning Monday. The agency says a horse in Monroe County tested positive for the disease and was destroyed in October.
The state says rabies vaccines are available for horses, cattle and sheep as well as cats and dogs.
State Veterinarian Gary Kinder says the Monroe County horse is just the sixth confirmed equine rabies case since 2000. He says the owner had seen a raccoon wandering through the yard during the daytime, about two weeks before the horse got sick.
Kinder says the horse's owner and the veterinary who treated the animal are being given rabies vaccinations. Rabies is considered incurable once symptoms begin.
Heartlandvetsupply.com carries rabies vaccines for horses.
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