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| Rabies Warning By: City of Lubbock A domestic cat tested positive for rabies after the cat bit a Lubbock citizen. The incident occurred in central Lubbock near 38th Street and Boston Avenue. The citizen noticed that the cat appeared to be injured, so the citizen picked up the cat to take it to a veterinarian’s office. The citizen was bitten twice while transporting the cat. All parties involved in the incident have been contacted and the citizen is being treated for rabies. If a stray or wild animal is found, please contact Animal Services at 775-2058 or visit the Animal Services website for more information. If bitten by any wild animal or stray domestic animal, wash the affected area thoroughly with soap and water and seek medical attention immediately. Lubbock residents are encouraged not to pick up stray animals and to take precautions against rabies exposure. Rabies is an infectious disease that affects the nervous system of humans and other mammals. People and unvaccinated animals get rabies from the bite of an infected animal or if saliva from the animal gets directly into a person’s eyes, nose, mouth or any break in the skin. Vaccine is given to at risk individuals to prevent the disease. Rabies is nearly always fatal if not treated after exposure. Follow these tips to prevent rabies: • Never handle a wild animal like a bat, raccoon, skunk, or fox. • If you wake up in a room with a bat present, regardless if there is evidence of a bite or scratch, seek medical attention. If at all possible trap the bat for testing. Do not release the bat. • Wash animal bites thoroughly with soap and water and seek medical attention immediately. • If bitten by a wild/stray animal, quarantine the animal if possible. Call Animal Services to assist with trapping, testing and/or observation of the animal. Animal control may also assist with removing stray or wild animals from your yard, home or neighborhood regardless of a bite. • Teach children never to handle unfamiliar animals, wild or domestic, even if they appear friendly. • Prevent bats and raccoons from entering homes or spaces where people and pets may be present. • Keep vaccinations current for dogs, cats and ferrets. Keep cats and ferrets inside and dogs under direct supervision. Consider having your pets spayed or neutered. Story Posted: Mon Mar 8 16:45:53 CST 2010 Created: Mon Mar 8 16:46:14 CST 2010 BACK TO HOME/NEWS Top Story • Ride the Polar Express Lubbock News & Lbk County • LP&L to fight change • Tech Grant Provides College Help to Estacado Students • Tech and Partners to Power Up First Wind Research Farm • Gibson Hosting a Community Meeting • Notice of Tax Revenue Increase • Gun case is winable Updates & Developing Stories • National & International News Weather • Thursday Forecast Business • AM Business Notebook Around Texas • Governor To Take Aerial Tour Of Hermine Damage • First Hearing Held In Clemens Defamation Lawsuit • Possible Tornado Causes Damage Near I-35 In Dallas • Dallas Headlines • Austin Headlines • Houston Headlines • San Antonio Headlines This Day In History • Today In History Birthdays • Today's Birthdays Entertainment • Tonight's TV Off Beat News Of The Day • Cell Phone Thief Arrested After Sending Racy Photos Health Beat • Johnson & Johnson Announces Five-Year Aid Program Religion Today • Jewish New Year Celebrated • Southern Baptist Calls Koran Burning "Appalling" Sports • Sports Shorts • Sports Shorts |
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