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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy  Are you serious?? Someone can force you to euthanize your dog to test it? I thought they would always just quarantine. Can they do this with a dog that is up-to-date with rabies vaccines or is this just for unvaccinated dogs?
That really angers me...some kid walks into YOUR yard and goes up to YOUR dog and gets bit and then the parent can have the dog killed. That is rediculous. I'd be sueing or something in return (i'd probably be threatening to kill THEM honestly)..that is crazy  |
I was referring only to dogs that are not vaccinated or who have a waiver from their vet. Either one of these is disobeying the law. Having an animal quarantined is the normal procedure, BUT the person who was bitten has the right to request rabies testing if the dog is not up to date. If that person does not want to sit around and wait thru the quarantine period to see if the animal exhibits symptoms of rabies, then yes, the only way to find out asap is testing. And yes, if someone walks in my yard and my dog bites them it would probably be their fault, but if I have not followed the laws, the dog would be the one who would pay. If the dogs are kept up to date as the law states, there is no question, no quarantine, and no rabies testing.
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Originally Posted by Ladymom She was referring to dogs who have a waiver from their vet. All that does is keep you from being in violation of the law and paying a fine. If your dog bites someone or is exposed to rabies, he will be treated like any other unvaccinated dog and either quarantined or euthanized for testing.
In New York the quarantine is six months. That would be done if a dog has been exposed to rabies. In dog bite cases most likely he would be euthanized immediately. |
Correct. Here in Tennessee it is only 10 days. Most of the vet clinics (including us) charge a lot more than the normal boarding fee to quarantine. Six months could get real expensive. FYI, the statistics state that there is a lot less chance of a dog having a reaction to a rabies shot than a DHLPPC or a DHPP (no lepto). If you had ever seen an animal with rabies (I have) you would be much more aware about making sure your babies are protected. It is not a pretty sight.