>>> The facts are that they do not know how he got rabies, according to the CDC. I was told by another nurse that the family told her he was going into caves to collect poop...That is what I was told!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for correcting that, for saying you were simply repeating hearsay. Next time, though, maybe you shouldn't attack an organization like the CDC simply because of some second-hand/third-hand rumors you heard. >>>I am not an expert on rabies. I never claimed to be! Some of you ladies can be very mean....Others are very nice. I guess that is how some horse people are. Rabies is a VERY personal issue for two of us on the list, so yes, when people say things that aren't true, I will be mean. Rabies is literally a matter of life and death, and rumors shouldn't be spread about it. Janice rescued two horses from a starvation home last year, and watched him begin to gain weight, only to falter a few days later, and slowly, torturously, succumb to rabies. It was emotionally draining for her - even somewhat to all of us who listened with horror as their story unfolded, so I can't even imagine the horror that Janice and Donny lived through, or their horse. I had taken the second horse from that home, but I was lucky. She didn't have rabies, and she flourished...but I didn't know what was in store for us as the rabies diagnoses came after Stali died, and I had to learn a lot, fast. My mare had to be in quarantine for seven months, but she's fine. Janice and I and our husbands, had to go through the painful and expensive rabies vaccinations ourselves. I've had first-hand experience with the CDC on this issue, and to me, their reputation is stellar on this subject. >>>> I rather be nice and not insult people. Maybe you should include public organizations like the CDC as "people" next time. The people at the CDC and all the health departments were all very helpful and caring to us in our crisis. I cannot imagine them having any motivation to be less than forthcoming in their attempts to help people. Karen Thomas, NC
