Vacunas Contra La Rabia

Had to go for my annual rabies jab today. Whenever I go to the vet I always cause a bit of a stir. They obviously don’t get many fine looking creatures in, as all the staff come in and wonder at my stunning looks. “Mickey es muy guapo” I had reprogrammed my chip with a very simple bit of PHP code. The vet almost died when she did the scan and it came up as a snow leopard. Ha ha. Toffee had his 1st rabies jab and he was chipped. Not very impressed with the injections. Big woose.

Factoid: In some parts of the world one in every ten dogs is infected with rabies. In Spain a tough vaccination campaign has eradicated the disease. Rabies disappeared from Spain during the 1960s when obligatory vaccinations came in to force. Local town halls now run summer prevention campaigns when jabs are offered at a fixed cost.

So what is rabies? It is a virus usually transmitted via the bite of an infected animal and is difficult to diagnose, even now. But during the 18th century rabies sufferers were frequently mistaken for blood-thirsty ghouls and became the inspiration for the vampire legend. People with rabies have symptoms that are very similar to the traits ascribed to vampires.