how do you know if your dog has rabbies ?

Answer 1

It is highly unlikely. However, if you wanted to know the symptoms of rabies, you could do a search on the Internet.

Your dog would have to be unvaccinated it's entire life - and then he would have to be bitten by another animal with rabies.

Answer 2

You can't tell if a dog has rabies until after it's too late. The center for disease control website tells it all. The most important thing to remember is that only when the dog is in the final/fatal stage of the disease (last 2-10 days before death), that is can transmit the disease via it's siliva. It foams since it normal saliva swallowing muscles are losing function so the saliva it does produce can't be swallowed - so it "foams."
Saliva is the only way as the CDC website tells it can be transmitted. A rabid dogs saliva doesn't become infected until the disease travels to his brain via his central nervous system. this can take several months.
Dogs suspected of having rabies are quarantined for 2-10 days. If you gotten bit during the last stage when the dogs able to infect your through its saliva you'll know when it dies 2-10 days later. If there was anyway to know for certain that the dog had rabies or not they would do a test on it while it was quarantined. Is there any point of killing dog and autopsying it's brain because it bit someone if he's showing no signs of rabid behavior other than he bit someone. Otherwise whenever any dog bit someone it would be an instant death sentence regadless of how small a nip it might have been-if the dog anytime breaks someones skin-whammo! death by autopsy- doesn't happen....

Answer 3

Rabies is much harder to pinpoint than some may suspect.

According to the Center for Disease Control, the most common test is done post-mortem, evaluating the brain/nerve tissue of the suspected rabid patient. If rabies is possible, government can impose a quarantine.

Taken from the CDC: "The first symptoms of rabies may be nonspecific flu-like signs — malaise, fever, or headache, which may last for days. There may be discomfort or paresthesia at the site of exposure (bite), progressing within days to symptoms of cerebral dysfunction, anxiety, confusion, agitation, progressing to delirium, abnormal behavior, hallucinations, and insomnia. The acute period of disease typically ends after 2 to 10 days (6). Once clinical signs of rabies appear, the disease is nearly always fatal, and treatment is typically supportive." http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/history.html

What makes diagnosis tricky is that there are two different kinds of rabies: "dumb" and "furious" The furious rabies is often the one depicted in movies and books: foaming of the mouth, aggressive behaviour, etc.

Dumb rabies is more subtle. The animal may experience paralysis and fear, become timid.

Hopefully, your dog has been vaccinated against rabies. If that is the case, then you probably don't have anything to worry about -- although if your dog has been bitten, a trip to the vet's is in order pronto, for a rabies booster, if necessary. At the very least, a vet should inspect the wound to make sure it doesn't get infected.

If your dog is not sympomatic, preventative shots can be given, and those are generally successful. Once symptoms appear, the outlook is far more bleak.

Answer 4

There would be a definate change in behavior..the only way to know if a dog (or any other animal) actually has rabies is for it to be tested. In order to be tested the animal must be euthanised, the head removed by a vet and the head sent to a lab for testing.

****rabies in dogs has NOT been eliminated..dog/dog rabies has not happened since 2004, however dogs still can get rabies form other animals and can still pass it on to people & other animals*******

Answer 5

Animals with rabies may act differently from healthy animals. Wild animals may move slowly or may act as if they are tame. A pet that is usually friendly may snap at you or may try to bite.

Some signs of rabies in animals are:

changes in an animal’s behavior
general sickness
problems swallowing
increased drooling
aggression

Hope this helps you.

Answer 6

Attacks You Foamy Mouth. Acts Really Weird.

Answer 7

If you suspect your dog has rabies take it to the vet ASAP and if it scratched or bit you take yourself to the hospital ASAP. If you just want to know the signs of rabies for fun google it.

Answer 8

It's doubtful its rabies however possible. Her temperment would change and she'd act odd. Hasn't your dog been inmunized for rabies?? This would be a good prevention.

Answer 9

Foamy mouth, Growls in a weird way, snaps at you, is acting drunk :P

Answer 10

Pretty much be assured that it doesn't.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has declared the elimination of the type of rabies previously found in dogs in the United States.

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