I was shocked the other day at the vet. Took my 11 year old dog in for an exam and said I’m not going to give her another rabies. She said ‘no problem’!! It’s really not even law. So I asked ‘what if my dog bites someone or a dog?’ She said then I’d have a problem.
I was shocked the other day at the vet. Took my 11 year old dog in for an exam and said I’m not going to give her another rabies. She said ‘no problem’!! It’s really not even law. So I asked ‘what if my dog bites someone or a dog?’ She said then I’d have a problem.
Hmmm. Wonder about Jacksonville with our brand New Democrat Mayor, since ‘supposedly so popular’ DeSantis endorsed the Republican and he Lost! Anyone heard that reported anywhere?
I haven’t.
We get annual letters from the city reminding us we need to update our pets vaccine status. A couple of my pets ‘moved out of state’ —on paper that is.
My kittens have a vet in a nearby rural county. A quarter of what is charged in Duval, and no harassment. I feel so clever😊
You can always ask your vet to test for antibody titers as an alternative to vaccination. It provides alternative documentation of immunity, if the level is adequate.
Based on the rules I operated under as the equivalent of a county health director, but for a military post instead, if your unvaccinated dog bit a person, it would be held under observation for 10 days. If it were still healthy and symptom-free then, it's cleared for release. If it had rabies virus in its saliva at the time of the bite, it would have developed signs and symptoms within 10 days. Not doing so = no transmissible rabies at the time of the bite. And you'd likely pay a fine in addition to the kennel fees
for the observation period and be placed under extreme pressure to vaccinate before release, possibly even refusal to release your dog without it, or a threat to put the dog down if you refuse.
Probably, re the titers. My sister's small dog's seizure disorder disappeared when she stopped vaccinating her, and her rabies titer was way high the first time it was done. It can be worth it. I'd be most worried about a totalitarian public health dept deciding that your dog either dies or gets vaccinated in order to be released after a bite.
Just had my mare checked for breeding and the vet asked about shots. Then added that the shots should be given far enough from the pregnancy because they could cause loss of the foal. This is a very pro-vax vet.
I was shocked the other day at the vet. Took my 11 year old dog in for an exam and said I’m not going to give her another rabies. She said ‘no problem’!! It’s really not even law. So I asked ‘what if my dog bites someone or a dog?’ She said then I’d have a problem.
I’ll go with the odds she won’t!
Hmmm. Wonder about Jacksonville with our brand New Democrat Mayor, since ‘supposedly so popular’ DeSantis endorsed the Republican and he Lost! Anyone heard that reported anywhere?
I haven’t.
We get annual letters from the city reminding us we need to update our pets vaccine status. A couple of my pets ‘moved out of state’ —on paper that is.
My kittens have a vet in a nearby rural county. A quarter of what is charged in Duval, and no harassment. I feel so clever😊
You can always ask your vet to test for antibody titers as an alternative to vaccination. It provides alternative documentation of immunity, if the level is adequate.
Based on the rules I operated under as the equivalent of a county health director, but for a military post instead, if your unvaccinated dog bit a person, it would be held under observation for 10 days. If it were still healthy and symptom-free then, it's cleared for release. If it had rabies virus in its saliva at the time of the bite, it would have developed signs and symptoms within 10 days. Not doing so = no transmissible rabies at the time of the bite. And you'd likely pay a fine in addition to the kennel fees
for the observation period and be placed under extreme pressure to vaccinate before release, possibly even refusal to release your dog without it, or a threat to put the dog down if you refuse.
Thanks, good explanation of what could happen. Question, don’t you have to do titers every year? They are so expensive, but, yep so is boarding.
Probably, re the titers. My sister's small dog's seizure disorder disappeared when she stopped vaccinating her, and her rabies titer was way high the first time it was done. It can be worth it. I'd be most worried about a totalitarian public health dept deciding that your dog either dies or gets vaccinated in order to be released after a bite.
Yes, it would not be a fun battle sadly.
Just had my mare checked for breeding and the vet asked about shots. Then added that the shots should be given far enough from the pregnancy because they could cause loss of the foal. This is a very pro-vax vet.