News: Rabid Cat

A stray cat may be the latest addition of rabies cases on a fast growing list of animals in El Paso County. It was trapped in a horse barn after showing abnormal aggressive behavior.

http://www.newsfirst5.com

Irene Lobaido has seen the cat coming and going from her horse barn for months, but this past weekend she ran to the barn when she heard the cat going wild. The horse had been chased from the barn. The cat was weaving back and forth and then went at Lobaido, "He was acting furious as far as I was concerned."

She put out a trap and caught the cat and then trying to find help she called her vet, Dr. Robert DeAngelo. Just last week he dealt with a cow that likely was infected with rabies and he's aware of the other recent cases in this part of the county. He explains that rabies manifests in multiple ways. Sometimes and animal may be confused, other time it will be suddenly aggressive like this cat. On this case he says, "This just fits the protocol right here, that's what we're worried about."

Dr. DeAngelo says it's critical that people get there animals vaccinated. It protects them and you. "This is a fatal disease," according to DeAngelo,
"there's no room for error."

Different animals require different rabies vaccine protocols to be effective. It is not wise to use over the counter rabies treatments according to health pros. It is important to check with your vet and to ensure proper protection.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• rabid
• rabies
• rabid cat
• rabid animal
• El Paso County
• animal control
• aggressive
• abnormal
• behavior
• rabies case
• case of rabies
• cat with rabies
• animals

[DomSubmissiveKitteh]

@Kallie500 lol yeah. i'll be sure to let the animals know that you said they are helpless when one or more of them are eating your pets or munching on you.

[mrkjsmooth16]

Burn it.

[CpWiser10]

@CpWiser10 Yeah, But i found out what it is, Its just he hasn't got enough time with me and the black stuff is oil from her rubbing on the bottom of cars :)

[Nyame190]

@CpWiser10 well instead of asking a bunch of random ppl on youtube...if youre really that sad and worried youd take the cat to the vet to get tested..

[CpWiser10]

Please tell me my cat dosen't have rabies, shes acting meaner and has this weird smelling black chizz around her neck on her fur Please tell me its NOT rabies, I'm really sad and worried.

[Kallie500]

people who care about animals are not animal loving faggots, they are just not heartless like some people and understand things have to happen sometimes but we still think its sad, they are helpless.

[mypalrocco]

The fact that they're poking the cat with a fucking RAKE and shaking the cage might have something to do with why the cat is pissed! Stupid assholes!

[slay3r1452]

you guys are a bunch of animal loving faggots. who gives a shit if there gona put one cat down. there are millios of other cats in the world. ANIMALS GET KILLED..GET THE FUCK OVER IT.

[dominusetdeus060644]

@mustwinder i guess thats true as well :)

[mquiroz90]

is any one a animal controller