Found Rabid Cat One of 10 This Year in Prince William
– December 30, 2013 2:29 pm
WOODBRIDGE, Va. – A cat found in Woodbridge tested positive for rabies.
The animal
Found Rabid Cat One of 10 This Year in Prince William
– December 30, 2013 2:29 pm
WOODBRIDGE, Va. – A cat found in Woodbridge tested positive for rabies.
The animal was found in the Powell’s Landing Circle area in the Port Potomac neighborhood off U.S. 1.
Rabies can kill almost any mammal or human who comes in contact with it.
A cat found December 20, near Powells Landing Circle in Woodbridge, has tested positive for rabies. The young adult cat had gray fur and appeared to have an injured leg. Prince William Health District asks anyone who may have come in contact with a cat acting strangely to contact the Health District at 703-792-5363, or the Prince William Animal Control Division, at 703-792-6500.
Rabies is a deadly disease caused by a virus that attacks the nervous system. Rabies can be prevented in cats, dogs, ferrets and some livestock with a rabies vaccination. Rabies kills almost any mammal or human that gets sick from it. The rabies virus is mainly in the saliva and brain tissue of rabid animals. It can be transmitted through a bite or by getting saliva or brain tissue in a wound or in the eye or mouth.
To protect pets and their owners from rabies, Virginia law requires that all dogs and cats four months of age and older be vaccinated for rabies by a licensed veterinarian, and that vaccinations be kept current.
