can a dog get rabies from licking the blood of a dead rabbit and biting and playing around with it????
( dead rabbit of 6 days and showed no symptoms of rabbies)
2007-07-29 13:47:20 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
yes they can get rabies from eating animals with rabies or biting them type rabies into your yahoo search bar and do some research any animal can get rabies thats wild but if your dog get vaccinated every year on schedule you shouldnt worry as long as he's up to date on rabies vaccinations
2007-07-29 14:35:50 · answer #1 · answered by sassy 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If the rabbit showed no signs I wouldn't think you have a problem, but I would still take both to the vet to check it out. The rabbits blood could be analyzed.
Also if your dog has had its rabies shot it should be covered.
Good luck.
2007-07-29 20:51:43 · answer #2 · answered by AZPennyL 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Rabies is transmitted through saliva not blood.
I'd be more worried about internal parasites, unless you froze the rabbit for a couple of weeks, which would kill these off.
2007-07-29 20:51:13 · answer #3 · answered by Bindi *dogtrainingbyjess.com* 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Rabbits don't usually get rabies so it would be unlikely. Have your dog vaccinated to protect it against rabies and you will never have to worry again.
2007-07-29 21:05:23 · answer #4 · answered by Scooter 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your dog could only contract rabies if the rabbit had rabies.
2007-07-29 21:35:13 · answer #5 · answered by Alexis R 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
rabbits are not likely to have rabies and if your dog is vaccinated as it should be(because it is the law) then your dog should be fine
2007-07-29 22:29:48 · answer #6 · answered by leftygirl_75 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs get rabies thru the bite of the animal... It is transmitted thru the saliva. Like someone stated i would be worried more about parasite's and so on....
2007-07-29 20:53:25 · answer #7 · answered by Against the <BSL> 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
By your expert description of the rabbit, it was obviously a suicide.
2007-07-29 20:57:25 · answer #8 · answered by Rahaaa 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't think so. The blood from a rabid animal must get into the blood of your dog, but it could get distemper. Make sure your dog gets it's distemper shot every year along with it's rabi shot.
2007-07-29 20:54:17 · answer #9 · answered by snakenhunter 2 · 0⤊ 6⤋
no but if he did not get his rabies shot and get bitten by a flee and spents time in the sun yes he will
2007-07-29 20:59:43 · answer #10 · answered by JOJO 2 · 0⤊ 7⤋