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When a pet bites someone and _ Halton is known their owner is known, the health unit _ it‘s carried by fo> quarantines the animal for 10 days â€" While foxes c the owner must keep the pet under _ tact with urban ; their control at all times and the health an infection of department visits at least twice for _ lead to what occt observation. eral years ago w .. Rabies is hard to detect but if the animal gets sick during the 10 days, a series of shots is prescribed for the victim. Aug, 4, 1993 The person should see their family physician since rabies is, in most cases, fatal to humans. (Stronach says only a very few untreated people have survived a bout of rabies). First, a victim should thoroughly wash a bite wound, find the animal who inflicted it, or its owner, and report the bite to the Health Department. Halton _ Regional _ Health Department environmental health/speâ€" cial services coordinator Dave Stronach knows the ropes when it comes to rabies. ence As it tumed out, the woman‘s docâ€" tor wasn‘t too concerned about what was more a scratch than a bite, but the woman had an eyeâ€"opening experiâ€" By ANGELA BLACKBURN Oakville Beaver Staff An Oakville mother whose 16â€" monthâ€"old daughter was scratched by a neighbourhood cat, was surprised to find out how little she knew about the possibility of rabies â€" and assumptions she‘d made about laws governing pets Mom wants cat owners to be more responsible D@grm’]pu[/} WHITE LATEX After sale price $35 92 GELLED CEILING SUPER After sale price $37 92 INTERIOR FLAT LATEX J"® STORE HOURS: Mon. to Fri. 8:00 A.M. â€" 9:00 P.M., Saturday 9:00 A.M. â€" 6:00 P.M., Sunday 11:00 A.M. â€" 5:00 P.M. *The Color Magic® and Pattern Magic® Systems are available at this store. 3.]81 96 510 Speers Rd. 845â€"0848 PAINTER‘S CHONCE INTERIOR LATEX SEALER nG5VP, Z4R 4 ~* PAINTER‘S CHOICE Ice pmmon umssuql Afer sale price $40.74 the us smm mes am » After sale price $36.92 PAINTER‘S CHOICE INTERIOR SATIN LATEX 123781 it‘s camed by foxes, even skunks. While foxes don‘t have much conâ€" tact with urban areas, skunks do and an infection of that population can lead to what occurred in Oakville sevâ€" eral years ago with rabies showing up in urban areas. For a person whose been bitten by a potentially rabid animal, there begins a series of five shots over a one â€" one in Milton, one in Campbellville and one in north Oakville (north of Hwy 5). Stronach said there have only been three cases of rabies in Halton in 1993 The health unit makes rabies vacâ€" cines available to all local family docâ€" tors and more of it is given out that can be justified through actual cases of rabies. Most, said Stronach, is given because of the possibility of the disease from an animal which can‘t be located after biting a person. once dead Should an animal be rabid, it‘s likely to die within the 10â€"day quaranâ€" tine period. If a wild animal bites someone and can be found, the animal is tested for rabies â€" a test which can only be administered by testing brain tissue Stronach says animals can carry rabies for weeks or even months but can only pass it onto other animals or humans toward the last days of its own life. Pets need not be vaccinated mother discovers Stronach said the strain of rabies in 16 3.78l as babycare colors® fox rabies" since sâ€"EGGSHELL & SEMLC After sale price $45.96 9996 when po white The Oakville mom, who herself has a dog she has vaccinated annually, found she‘d made an incorrect assumption that all pets in Oakville had to be vaccinated and licensed annually. ‘"The one it‘s really painful for is the taxpayer," said Stronach, noting each series of shots costs approxiâ€" mately $400. Rabies treatments now include five shots â€" the first being immune globuâ€" lin (a blood product of someone who has an immunity to rabies) along with the initial vaccine. It‘s followed by three other shots over the course of a month. approximately slightly dangero the stomach. month period. But gone are the days of the "horâ€" ror stories" as Stronach calls them, of approximately 14 rather painful, slightly dangerous, preventive shots in In fact, a provincial regulation does *2273 Dundas St. W. 828â€"7070 SEMâ€"TRARSPARENT SUN 300 EXTERIOR FLAT LATEX WATER REPELLENT DECK S oo c) 0001] OR SOUD NIDE SUUM 200 Afler sale price $37 9. EXTERIOR FENCE & SHINGLE STAIN (770X THE OAKVILLE BEAVE 9 3.781 2“”“ 50; All exist requiring annual vaccination household pets but it doesn‘t inclu Halton. "As far as the law goes, we couldn‘t say we‘d never do it but we haven‘t found it necessary," said Stronach. If an emergency existed, Stronach said the unit would go to council for approval of the legislation. However, once passed it would be permanent and Stronach said most people have their pets vaccinated and there hasn‘t been a large incidence of rabies in Halton, many of the cases that do occur being in north Halton. And while dogs are required under a Town of Oakville byâ€"law to be licensed annually â€" $21 if not spayed or neutered and $12, if it is â€" with a penalty fine of $25 and maximum $50. cats don‘t have to be licensed. The law isn‘t easily enforced and it wouldn‘t much change response to a bite. Vaccines aren‘t 100% foolproof. R After sole price $41 92 EXTERIOR SEMIâ€"GLOSS 18]7& include They can be registered for life and receive an identification tag for $5, said Andrea Barker and Animal tion Health Humane mÂ¥ :2‘ CA 16 Lakeshore Rd. W., Oakville, Ont fl_\\g >â€"Keâ€"_ Dinner from 5 p.m. Mon.â€"Sat. _ or those who find annual vaccina costs prohibitive, local veterinari Are you interested in wine tasting? â€"Let us know. 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