Updates On 23rd Jan 2018

Symptoms & Types of Canine Rabies

There are two forms of rabies: paralytic and furious. In the early symptom (prodomal) stage of rabies infection, the dog will show only mild signs of CNS abnormalities. This stage will last from one to three days. Most dogs will then progress to either the furious stage, the paralytic stage, or a combination of the two, while others succumb to the infection without displaying any major symptoms.

Furious rabies is characterised by extreme behavioural changes, including overt aggression and attack behaviour.

Paralytic rabies referred to as dumb rabies, is characterised by weakness and loss of coordination, followed by paralysis.

This is a fast-moving virus. If it is not treated soon after the symptoms have begun, the prognosis is poor. Therefore, if your dog has been in a fight with another animal, or has been bitten or scratched by another animal, or if you have any reason to suspect that your pet has come into contact with a rabid animal (even if your pet has been vaccinated against the virus), you must take your dog to a veterinarian for preventive care immediately.

The following are some of the symptoms of rabies to watch for in your dog:

- Pica

- Fever

- Seizures

- Paralysis

- Hydrophobia

- Jaw is dropped

- Inability to swallow

- Change in tone of bark

- Muscular lack of coordination

- Unusual shyness or aggression

- Excessive excitability

- Constant irritability/changes in attitude and behaviour

- Paralysis in the mandible and larynx

- Excessive salivation (hypersalivation), or frothy saliva

Please dont mistaken a rabid dog with a distemper survivor dog.

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