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Thank You Howell County Veterinarians!
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Howell County Health Department along with local veterinarians will be sponsoring the annual “Rabies Vaccination Clinic” on Saturday, April 29th. We urge everyone to have their pets vaccinated to protect them and their family against the rabies virus! These clinics will offer rabies vaccinations at a reduced cost to participants and no appointment is necessary at any of the clinic locations. Other vaccinations for your pets will be offered at these clinics. No appointment is necessary, just allow time for waiting in line.
Here are the times, participating vets, and locations for the clinics on April 29th.
8:00-10:00am
WP Fair Grounds; Talburt Animal Health Center
10:00-12:00am
WP Fair Grounds; Animal Clinic of West Plains
12:00-2:00pm
WP Fair Grounds; Kramer Animal Hospital
2:00-4:00pm
WP Fair Grounds; West Plains Vet Clinic
9:00-11:00am
Willow Springs Booster Field; Willow Springs Animal Health Center
9:00am-12:00pm
Clinic Parking Lot on Hwy 76; Animal Clinic of Willow Springs
12:00-3:00pm
Mountain View Farmers Market; Mountain View Animal Clinic
City ordinances in West Plains require that all dogs be vaccinated against rabies and distemper, but don’t forget about your cats. Nation wide more cats than dogs were reported rabid over the last 18 years.
For more information about the rabies clinic or the rabies virus call the Howell Co Health Dept at 417-256-7078.
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The incubation period (time from exposure to signs of illness) of rabies in domestic animals such as dogs and cats can be quite variable, but averages three to six weeks. The first sign of rabies in animals is often a change in temperament or behavior. For example, a friendly dog may become reclusive (or vice versa) and nocturnal wild animals such as skunks may become active during the daytime. In the next stage, classically referred to as “furious” rabies, the animal will attack and bite other animals, objects, or people. The final stage is referred to as “dumb” rabies, and at this point the animal is partially or completely paralyzed and close to death. Often, there is paralysis of the throat muscles, resulting in an inability to swallow and profuse salivation. The animal may want to drink water, but painful throat muscle spasms prevent this. Excess salivation may result in “frothing at the mouth,” but this characteristic is often observed in animals dying from other causes as well. An animal may go through all of these stages or only some of them. Death is virtually certain within ten days of onset of signs. A dog, cat, or ferret may be infectious (have rabies virus in its saliva) for several days before it develops any outward signs of disease. Whether this is true, and for what time period, is unknown for other animal species.
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For National Women’s Health Week 2006, the regional Offices on Women’s Health are sponsoring an 8-week national event called the WOMAN (Women and girls On the Move Across the Nation) Challenge. Women and girls (ages 9 and up) have two options for participating: either as an individual or as a team consisting of two to ten participants. Each participant will receive a pedometer and tracking log to record her daily steps/activity. The challenge is web-based. Participants choose one of six routes to “move along” throughout the Challenge. (Participants don’t walk the actual route; but rather their daily steps/activities advance them along their course.) Participants are prompted each week to enter their daily step totals on their personal WOMAN Challenge online account to move them along their chosen virtual course. Steps are self-reported on the website which calculates weekly step totals, average daily steps, and percentage of weekly increase/decrease in physical activity, and distance traveled on the virtual course. Automatic progress reports, motivational emails, and health education messages are sent weekly to encourage and engage participates.
To allow sufficient time for shipping participant start-up packs (pedometers, tracking logs, etc.), participants should register by April 30. However, a limited number of pedometers are available and will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis, so register ASAP. You must register at
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http://www.womenshealth.gov/whw/participate/woman.cfm
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