This may be true, but if your dog has the rabies vaccine Once, it is already immune to the virus for life, so giving it the shot every year or every three years isn't necessary. Unfortunately, the law dictates that they must be vaccinated against it every year or every three years, depending on what state you live in.
-------Original Message------- From: dasha Date: 3/22/2011 5:06:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] rabies This is just information for folks that feel rabies shots are no longer needed in dogs. The 10-county regions as monitored by Northwest Georgia Public Health has seen an increase in rabid animal cases in recent years. There were 31 reported cases of animals tested positive for rabies in this 10-county region with 378 cases statewide. This is NW Georgia's highest rate since 2003. I am will to bet this is happening in other areas also. It appears that most of the rabies comes from Bats and raccoons. We live in a areas where wild animals abound. There is no way my dogs and cats would not be vaccinated. They amount is probably higher because a lot of the bites go unreported. Just food for thought.
