Have you dog vaccinated by order of Dunklin County Court
Dog Quarantine Proclamation
Dunklin County Presiding Commissioner Don Collins said that the county, on this 16th day of March, 2017 under and by virtue of Sections 322.040 and 322050, RSMo 1994, issued a Quarantine Order of Dunklin County, MO., requiring that each person or owner of any dog or dogs within the said county, shall either kill or impound every dog owned, or for the time posed by him HAVE DOG IMMUNIZED BY A LICENSED GRADUATE VETERINARIAN.” This order is to be effective March 16, 2017.
Dunklin County Rabies Vaccination Clinics will be held Saturday, March 25, 2017 in the following communities
- Malden Veterinary Clinic – Dr. Embry, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon
- Clarkton Fire Station – Dr. Emby, 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
- Holcomb Fire Sation – Dr. Embry, 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm
Saturday, April 22, 2017
- Campbell City Park – Dr. Embry, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Saturday, April 29, 2017
- Senath Fire Sation – Dr. Embry, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
- Cardwell City Hall – Ken-Mo Vets, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
- Arbryd City Hall – Ken-Mo Vets, 1:45 pm – 2:30 pm
- Hornersville City Hall – Ken-Mo Vets 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
The effectiveness of the program for the past years cannot be over emphasized. The inexpensive way to guard your community, your family and your dog against a rabies epidemic is by having your dog vaccinated annually by a licensed graduate veterinarian. There will be a $10.00 charge for each vaccination.
What are the signs and symptoms of rabies?
The first symptoms of rabies may be very similar to those of the flu including general weakness or discomfort, fever, or headache. These symptoms may last for days.
There may be also discomfort or a prickling or itching sensation at the site of bite, progressing within days to symptoms of cerebral dysfunction, anxiety, confusion, agitation. As the disease progresses, the person may experience delirium, abnormal behavior, hallucinations, and insomnia.
The acute period of disease typically ends after 2 to 10 days. Once clinical signs of rabies appear, the disease is nearly always fatal, and treatment is typically supportive.
Disease prevention includes administration of both passive antibody, through an injection of human immune globulin and a round of injections with rabies vaccine.
Once a person begins to exhibit signs of the disease, survival is rare. To date less than 10 documented cases of human survival from clinical rabies have been reported and only two have not had a history of pre- or postexposure prophylaxis.
Information from the Center Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/rabies/symptoms/index.html