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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:	Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:	FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:	MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO

Created:	Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5089
Total number of notes:	60366

4621.0. "RABIES FOUND IN CT. RACCOONS!!!!" by DELNI::JMCDONOUGH () Wed May 08 1991 11:09

        ALERT!!  ALERT!!! CAUTION!!! DANGER!!! BEWARE!!! ALERT!!! ALERT!!
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               I'M DELIBERATELY ENTERING THIS ALL IN CAPS!!
    
       THIS WEEK'S "TIME" MAGAZINE HAD A SHORT ARTICLE ON THE RABIES
    EPIDEMIC THAT HAS BEEN COMING UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD FROM THE SOUTH IN
    THE RACOON POPULATION. WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, TWO CASES OF THIS DISEASE
    HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED IN RACCONS IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT!!! WILDLIFE
    OFFICIALS STATE THAT IT IS INEVITABLE THAT IT WILL SOON BE FOUND IN
    MORE NORTHERN STATES...I.E.: MASS, VERMONT, NH, MAINE....
    
       PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL OF ANY WILD ANIMAL THAT APPEARS "TOO
    FRIENDLY", AND BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WITH DOGS AND CATS SO THEY ARE NOT
    APT TO ENCOUNTER A POTENTIALLY INFECTED WILD CREATURE. THE ARTICLE ALSO
    NOTED THAT 12 CASES OF HUMANS CONTRACTING THIS DREAD DISEASE HAVE
    OCCURRED IN THE PAST YEAR...
    
    
      JM

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4621.1 Reposted by moderator at author's request WR2FOR::CORDESBRO_JO set home/cat_max=infinity Wed May 08 1991 14:54 24

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	<<< VAXWRK::$1$DUS6:[NOTES$LIBRARY]FELINE.NOTE;1 >>> -< Meower Power >- ================================================================================ Note 4618.3 Help! Stray cat/kittens.. 3 of 14 WORDY::TRUSLOW 17 lines 7-MAY-1991 12:40 -< Rabies May Be Headed for New England: Beware! >- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There was a frightening article in the "New York Times" yesterday concerning the spread of rabies through New York State eastward towards Massachusetts. The article says that the primary carrier is the raccoon, which means that dogs and cats are in great danger since they will eagerly take on any raccoons that come along. The ultimate danger, of course, is to the human owners of any dogs and cats that may have been exposed. The warning signs are unusual lethargy in the pet, unusual symptoms of aggression, and/or unusual symptoms of affection. The disease is spread in saliva; so you could conceivably contract it by handling things the cat (or dog) has had in its mouth. The article went on to point out that, without treatment, rabies is nearly always fatal for humans (and pets as well, I would imagine). My apologies if I'm repeating some news that already exists in another note -- I'm new to this conference and am still reading the notes from December of 1985. I think everyone needs to be aware of this threat, though.

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    There was a frightening article in the "New York Times" yesterday
    concerning the spread of rabies through New York State eastward towards
    Massachusetts. The article says that the primary carrier is the
    raccoon, which means that dogs and cats are in great danger since they
    will eagerly take on any raccoons that come along. The ultimate danger,
    of course, is to the human owners of any dogs and cats that may have
    been exposed. The warning signs are unusual lethargy in the pet,
    unusual symptoms of aggression, and/or unusual symptoms of affection.
    The disease is spread in saliva; so you could conceivably contract it
    by handling things the cat (or dog) has had in its mouth. The article
    went on to point out that, without treatment, rabies is nearly always
    fatal for humans (and pets as well, I would imagine). My apologies if
    I'm repeating some news that already exists in another note -- I'm new
    to this conference and am still reading the notes from December of
    1985. I think everyone needs to be aware of this threat, though.