Rabies clinics planned in April for dogs, cats, ferrets 3-31-26

March 31, 2026

Rabies clinics planned in April 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 weekends in April across Mobile County:

• Saturday, April 4, 10 a.m. to noon, Little Flower Catholic School, 2103 Government Street in Mobile
• Saturday, April 11, 10 a.m. to noon, Mobile County Animal Shelter, 7665 Howells Ferry Road in Mobile
• Saturday, April 11, 1 to 3 p.m., Pet Supplies Plus, 803 Hillcrest Road in Mobile
• Saturday, April 18, 9 a.m. to noon, hosted by Prichard Animal Shelter, 2402 West Rebel Road (the clinic will be in the Prichard Municipal Stadium parking lot)

These events will be drive-through clinics, except for those at B&B Pet Stop where the owners host the event “on the front porch” of the facility. The cost of the rabies vaccine per pet is $15. All rabies shots are payable in cash.

Also scheduled during April is the Town & Country Animal Hospital’s 28th annual rabies vaccination clinic. It will be on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Semmes Middle School (4566 Ed George Road). Clinic officials say $1 per rabies vaccination will be donated to the school. One-year rabies vaccines will be $15 while three-year vaccines will be $40. DAPP (Distemper, Adenovirus, Parainfluenza, Parvovirus) shots for dogs will be $20, while FVRCP (Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia) shots for cats will be $20.

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 404 vaccinations (319 dogs, 85 cats) during March.

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 3,261 household pets (2,585 dogs, 675 cats and 1 ferret) in 2025. 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.