We found one site which listed a few symptoms that may indicate that raccoons are exhibiting rabid raccoon signs, These symptoms are not just related to raccoons although this is the focus of this website. Also, rabies can take two weeks to many months to manifest the infection so you cannot always tell if a wild animal is infected or not. The same applies to your pet. If you feel that your pet has tangled with a wild animal, the safest approach is to visit a vet and take the appropriate precautions.
Here are some of the things to watch for rabid raccoon signs:
Most people would recognize the above rabid raccoon signs, however, children and young adults may not be as cautious. Warn your children to avoid these situations. Pets are a little more difficult to deal with unless they are on a leash. Many cities now require that dogs for example must always be on a leash if they live in suburbia. They can be controlled in this manner. However, if they are running free, and you think that pets may be exposed to rabid raccoons or other animals you may want to put them on a leash. Or keep them inside where they can be protected.
The other thing we read about rabid raccoons and rabies is that as the population increases rabies become more prevalent. As the population declines through death from rabies the incidence of rabies also declines. There is less exposure to other animals and the disease appears to decline until the population increases again. This is true or raccoons, foxes, and many other wild animals that are subject to this disease.
Please feel free to leave your comments about your experiences with rabies or other rabid raccoon signs.
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