Weekend rabies clinics planned for dogs, cats and ferrets in Mobile County

MOBILE, Ala. – The Mobile County Health Department provides low cost rabies shots for cats, dogs and ferrets during weekend clinics. Here’s a list of the rabies clinics planned for Saturdays during February in Mobile County:

• 12:30–2:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 7, Mobile Animal Shelter, 855 Owens St.
• 1:30–4 p.m., Feb. 14,  Pet Supplies Plus, 803 Hillcrest Road
• 1:30–3:30 p.m., Feb. 21, St. Elmo Feed and Seed, 9001 Highway 90 West
• 1:30–3:30 p.m., Feb. 28, Dauphin Island Town Hall, 1011 Bienville Blvd.

The cost of the rabies vaccine is $10 per pet except at Pet Supplies Plus and St. Elmo Feed and Seed where the price is $8. All shots are payable in cash only.

Each month, the Mobile County Health Department’s Rabies Officer provides hundreds of residents with low-cost vaccines for their pet dogs, cats and ferrets at a variety of locations. The state of Alabama tasks local Health Department’s with providing affordable rabies vaccinations to pet owners.

About Rabies
Rabies is a virus that attacks the central nervous system. It is transmitted from infected mammals to man and is fatal once symptoms appear. Symptoms of rabies include unusual behavior, irritability, headache, fever, inability to eat or drink, balance problems, circling, seizures, coma, and, finally, death. All warm-blooded mammals, including humans, are susceptible to rabies.

Exposure to rabies may be minimized by eliminating all stray cats and dogs; having pet dogs, cats and ferrets vaccinated; staying away from wild animals, especially those acting abnormally; and not keeping exotic or wild animals as pets, health officials said.