The annual rabies clinics are in full swing! For years Howard County Veterinary Service has offered rabies clinics in New Franklin, Fayette, Armstrong, and Glasgow for an affordable way to keep local dogs and cats up-to-date and protected. Rabies is a preventable disease with these vaccinations, but it could be fatal if people or pets are scratched or bitten by a rabid animal. The rabies virus affects the central nervous system with many symptoms and side effects and treatment can be quite costly. Local towns require licensing of pets with a vaccination for rabies, so not only are these clinics for public safety but also so locals can own pets legally. If it is financially feasible, the clinic encourages people to come to our offices at 293 Highway 5 and 240, Fayette, Missouri 65248, for vaccinations because wellness exams, heartworm testing, and nail trims are not performed at rabies clinics. Glasgow’s rabies clinic was held in April and we had a great turnout, vaccinating over 60 animals. The rabies clinics are co-sponsored by the Howard County Veterinary Service and the local cities so it’s a group effort to provide this service to local citizens to keep all of our pets protected. Questions and health issues regarding your pet can also be addressed in our office. We also do vaccinations other than rabies at our rabies clinics, including Bordetella (Kennel Cough), DHLPP for dogs, and FVRCP with or without Leukemia for cats. However, we are happy to continue to provide these clinics for those who need to get their pets vaccinated and get city licensing at a lower cost. We have two more clinics coming up this summer:
If your pet is not up to date on other vaccinations, give us a call at (660) 248-3382 and we can schedule your appointment today! Thank you and we look forward to seeing some of you at our rabies clinics and in our office! If you’d like a fun read on what to do and not to do at a rabies clinic, here’s my blog from last year about some humorous but valuable information on clinic and pet etiquette: https://leasheslariatsandlipstick.weebly.com/blog/dos-and-donts-of-rabies-clinics?fbclid=IwAR0i4z9EhIZDy8DkCsyu7ZKQXy3RI7xpABh7ECuwnHIjBqcLip0z_jRwM_g
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Jessica Stroupe, DVM
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August 2017
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