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What you dont understand is that even if your dog iskept on a leash, or in a fenced yard, theres no guarantee that he wont beexposed to rabies. Your dog can pick up this virus just by licking the ground.A rabid animal may have left bodily fluid on the ground shortly before your doglicks it.

Most owners concentrate on teaching their dogsobedience, while thinking about health care only when the dog is first broughthome or gets sick. This is a mistake that can become fatal. Rabies shots arevital if youre serious about keeping your dog healthy. Should your dog havecontact with an infected animal, such as a skunk or raccoon, your dog may haveto be euthanized. Not only that, but rabies is also a threat to your family.

As scary as rabies is, its also simple enough toprotect both your dog and your family. Just keep your dogs shots up to date.As the vaccine becomes less effective over time, its imperative that you keepup with how often your dog needs to be re-vaccinated. The time between shots isusually 6 months and 2 years. However, by 2 years, the vaccine may be totallyineffective. To be completely safe, your dog should have a rabies shot everyyear.

Preventative health care for your dog is veryimportant. It keeps your dog protected from painful and deadly diseases, suchas rabies. This disease produces horrible suffering as it affects the wholenervous system before causing your dog to die. As of now, theres no cure. Butthere IS a preventative vaccine.

Theres never a definite way to know when your dogwill come into contact with rabies. A neighborhood cat can be infected andwander into your yard. Raccoons and skunks can also walk through your yardwithout you knowing it and leave their infected saliva for your dog to lick later.

Never assume that your dog cant get rabies. Instead,have the dog vaccinated regularly to keep everyone safe.