10/29/2025
Please make sure your pets are up to date on their Rabies vaccination.
In April, we coordinated to send out a bat found by 2 puppies in Tippah county… the bat was positive for rabies. The dogs had to be quarantined and the family had to have post exposure immunizations. Last week, a similar situation happened in Benton county… 2 cats were playing with a bat, and the bat tested positive for rabies. This family is now undergoing pet quarantine and injections as well.
Rabies is a fatal condition for mammals, including pets and humans. The state requires 1 or 3 year rabies vaccines, which only a veterinarian can administer. Please make sure your pets are up to date on their rabies vaccine!! It’s an easy phone call to make, and an inexpensive injection.