Sentences with phrase «pet health incident»

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An Oneida County youth and several family pets are undergoing post exposure treatment for rabies after being attacked by a raccoon and a grey fox in separate incidents earlier this week, Health Department officials... Read more

«This is the first documented incident of a cat having rabies in Erie County since 2008» stated Peter Tripi, ECDOH Senior Public Health Sanitarian.

Boy, Family Pets Involved in Rabid Animal Attacks «Raccoon and Grey Fox Responsible for Separate Incidents» An Oneida County youth and several family pets are undergoing post exposure treatment for rabies after being attacked by a raccoon and a grey fox in separate incidents earlier this week, Health Department officIncidents» An Oneida County youth and several family pets are undergoing post exposure treatment for rabies after being attacked by a raccoon and a grey fox in separate incidents earlier this week, Health Department officincidents earlier this week, Health Department officials say.

Even if your pet has not contracted rabies, if he or she were ever to bite someone, potentially when sick or scared or painful, if his / her rabies vaccine is not up - to - date, the incident would need to be reported to public health, which would then lead to serious issues involving quarantine and / or post-mortem autopsy.

Of course, we've maxed out that incident but I feel really good about the decision to stay with the pet health insurance.

Wildlife / pet incidents leading to bites on the pet are of no concern to public health officials as long as no humans have been bitten.

Rachael Fiske, assistant state veterinarian for Maine's Division of Animal Health and Welfare, doesn't lend much credence to the rumors, but calls Hurricane Katrina the «inciting incident» that led to increased pet transports into Maine.

The incident emphasized not only the need to vaccinate pets against the fatal disease, but also the growing belief of many health officials that cats have overtaken dogs as the No. 1 domestic rabies threat to humans.

If your pet is high energy and prone to getting injured, or a rare breed that has commonly known health issues, you want to make sure that you purchase a policy that pays claims with an annual deductible, versus a per incident deductible.