DOVER TOWNSHIP: Eight township residents, including several children, are receiving treatment for rabies after prolonged exposure and possible contact with a rabid feral kitten, the Ocean County Health Department reports.
Children playing in the woods came across a feral cat with kittens, Edward Rumen, Health Department public information officer, said in a prepared statement Wednesday.
"They noticed that one kitten was not as lively as the others and took it to a neighborhood boy's house, who has a reputation as being "good' with animals," Rumen said.
He said as the boy tried to nurse the animal back to health, members of his family and his friends came into contact with the kitten, which scratched at least one child.
When the kitten stopped eating and became more sickly, the boy's mother took it to an animal shelter. The kitten tested positive for rabies.
Treatment for rabies exposure includes five shots over a 28-day period, Rumen said.
"This is the 20th confirmed rabies case for 2006 in Ocean County," Daniel Regenye, community health services coordinator, said in the release.
Regenye said people should stay away from animals that act unusually or appear sick or dazed.
The department recommended these precautions:
Animal-proof house and yard. Store all garbage in animal-resistant containers.
Vaccinate pet cats and dogs against rabies. Unvaccinated animals can contract rabies from wild animals and transmit the infection to humans.
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Rabid animals come in many varieties. This just furthers your anti-cat hate speech. If there is a negative article about cats you’ll find it and you’ll post it.
Birds spread disease too as do many other animals. But I guess you're just out to get the cats so that's what you'll focus on.
Rabid animals come in many varieties. This just furthers your anti-cat hate speech. If there is a negative article about cats you’ll find it and you’ll post it.
As I have repeatedly pointed out on this blog, my problem is with the irresponsibile people like you who selfishly inflict their animals on their neighbors and our ecology, not the animals.
Birds spread disease too as do many other animals. But I guess you're just out to get the cats so that's what you'll focus on.
Excuses, excuses, please try to refrain from being asinine for once. Most of those other animals have a right to be in our ecology.
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