Dog diseases : Rabies in dogs

Rabies in dogs: symptoms, treatment, and prevention


 Rabies is less severe than before, but is still under strict surveillance in Europe and worldwide. The vaccine is therefore essential if you plan to travel with your dog abroad.

 It is a highly contagious disease, transmissible to humans and fatal in all cases. Other animals such as cats and rats can be affected or carriers, including through saliva and bites, or even scratches. Rabies is a serious and devastating disease of the nervous system that will quickly lead to encephalitis. What are the symptoms and possible treatments for rabies? How to prevent this disease?

Rabies in dogs

Symptoms of rabies


 There are two forms of rabies disease, one called "furious" and the other "paralytic".

 In the first, the animal undergoes a behavioral change as the virus migrates to the brain. This change results in instability, disorientation, aggressiveness and extreme salivation. All these symptoms are always preceded by an incubation phase, during which the dog can be taciturn and prostate. Extreme itching can also occur, and the dog will tend to hide or run away. In the next phase, he will suffer from hallucinations and panic that lead him to scream. At the end of the disease, breathing becomes difficult once the nervous system is fully affected. Eventually, furious rabies results in paralysis of the rear axle and jaws, which will then become widespread, corresponding to the last phase of the disease when death occurs quickly. On average, there are four to five days between the onset of symptoms and the animal's death.

 The paralytic form of rabies corresponds to immediate paralysis, without going through the symptoms of "madness" listed above. It is also called "silent rage" because the dog is no longer able to bark or bite because of the paralysis affecting the jaws. As a result, he can no longer eat and salivates profusely, since paralysis prevents swallowing. In this less violent form of the disease, death occurs by asphyxiation within three days.

Is there a treatment for rabies?


 In practice, there is no really effective curative treatment for rabies; in other words, it cannot be cured. However, if you suspect a dog of being affected, contact a veterinarian who can consider an emergency rabies vaccine, and clean the wound if it has been bitten. These measures should be taken as soon as possible after the suspected exposure to the virus. Similarly, if you or someone close to you has been exposed, you should go to the hospital immediately. In addition, once the symptoms have been reported in the dog, the animal is usually euthanized to avoid suffering from the disease and to protect those around it from the risk of infection.

The vaccine, the only effective prevention


 Vaccination is the only way to control the rabies virus. It is not mandatory in France but is highly recommended in the event of travel abroad and is often required to cross borders and in the event of imports and exports. The animal's passport with the updated rabies vaccination certificate must be presented at the entry of all European Union countries. The rabies vaccine costs about €45 and can be given from the age of 3 months.

 Unlike other vaccines, this is a single injection that does not require a booster during the first vaccination. The first injection is effective from 21 days, then it must be renewed every year and considered without delay if you have to travel with your pet. Be careful, the rabies vaccine is mandatory in France for dogs of categories 1 and 2! Again, no treatment can cure the disease once it is declared!

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