28/07/2026
As science and medicine is ever evolving we always want to update our knowledge on diseases.
Here's a good read on Feline Rabies๐๐
Have you read the latest ABCD Guideline for Feline Rabies?
Some important reminders from the updated guideline include:
โข ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ, allowing transmission during the preclinical stage.
โข ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐
๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ต๐ฌ% ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ, making sudden behavioral changes and aggression the most common clinical presentation.
โข ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐
๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐.
โข Rabies should be considered in unvaccinated outdoor cats living in or returning from endemic areas that present with sudden behavioral abnormalitiesโparticularly aggressionโalong with progressive paresis, paralysis, or other signs of acute encephalitis.
โข Definitive diagnosis still relies on post-mortem laboratory testing.
โข Rabies is an incurable disease, and ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏโ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ (๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ญโ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐) ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐.
โข Rabies vaccination remains highly effective and is recommended for cats at risk of exposure, as well as those traveling internationally, in accordance with local regulations.
The updated guideline provides a comprehensive review of the current evidence on feline rabies, covering epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, vaccination, prevention, and disease control. Whether you practice in a rabies-endemic region or not, staying familiar with current recommendations helps veterinarians recognize suspect cases early, protect veterinary personnel, and safeguard public health.
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