Rabies clinics planned in August for dogs, cats, ferrets 08.03.2023
August 3, 2023
Rabies clinics planned in August for dogs, cats, ferrets
MOBILE, Ala. — The Mobile County Health Department provides low-cost rabies shots for dogs, cats, and ferrets that are good for one year during weekend clinics. Here is a list of the rabies clinics planned during Saturdays in August across Mobile County:
• August 5, 10 a.m. to noon, City of Mobile Animal Shelter, 855 Owens Street in Mobile
• August 12, 10 a.m. to noon, Pet Supplies Plus, 803 Hillcrest Road in Mobile
• August 12, 12:30 to 2 p.m., Mobile County Animal Shelter, 7665 Howells Ferry Road in Mobile
• August 19, 10 a.m. to noon, Pine Air Baptist Church, 10341 Highway 188 in Grand Bay
• August 26, 9 a.m. to noon, Prichard Animal Shelter, 2404 Rebel Road
These events will be drive-through clinics. The cost of the rabies vaccine per pet is $12. All rabies shots are payable in cash.
Each month, MCHD’s Rabies Officer provides residents with low-cost vaccines for their pet dogs, cats, and ferrets at a variety of locations. The state of Alabama tasks local health departments with providing affordable rabies vaccinations to pet owners. MCHD’s Rabies Officer provided 109 vaccinations (97 dogs and 12 cats) during July.
Rabies is a virus that attacks the central nervous system. It is transmitted from infected mammals to humans and is fatal once symptoms appear. Symptoms of rabies include unusual behavior, irritability, headache, fever, inability to eat or drink, balance problems, circling, seizures, coma, and, finally, death. All warm-blooded mammals, including humans, are susceptible to rabies.
MCHD’s Rabies Officer vaccinated 1,537 household pets (1,247 dogs and 290 cats) in 2022. To learn more about our program, visit https://mchd.org/disease-control/#rabies.
A Rabies Quarantine Fact Sheet is available through the Alabama Department of Public Health at https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/infectiousdiseases/assets/rabiesquarantinefactsheet.pdf.