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<blockquote data-quote="simme" data-source="post: 1659249" data-attributes="member: 40418"><p>Noticed a cow about 4 years ago that just looked "bad". Acting a little off and sunk in. Ignoring her calf. Next day was hanging around the water a lot and would run in big circles. Tried to get her up to examine and could not get her to the pen. Made arrangements for someone to rope her the next day. When they arrived, she was MIA. Found her in the woods dead. My daughter (vet) was suspicious of rabies based on her behavior the day before. Scooped her up in the FEL bucket and was able to roll/pull her into the back of the stock trailer and take her to the UGA pathology lab. Of course, we could have removed the brain and only sent it, but that is quite a chore if you don't have the proper tools and has a risk of exposure in handling the animal. My daughter did the handling of ropes and chains and legs since vets are vaccinated for rabies. I never touched the cow. Test results came back the next day - positive for rabies. Her calf was just a few months old and had to fend for himself. I had noticed skunks in that pasture previously when doing calving checks after dark. Not sure of the source. Rabies is almost always fatal in humans and can take 6 months to develop symptoms. Pretty much hopeless once symptoms develop. I wonder how many cattle die of rabies and are just attributed to unknown causes. I now vaccinate the cattle for rabies. About $7 per head per year I think. I only have a few. Would add up for a larger herd.</p><p></p><p>Something to think about before you stick your hands in a cow's mouth. Symptoms will lead you to check for an obstruction in their mouth/throat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="simme, post: 1659249, member: 40418"] Noticed a cow about 4 years ago that just looked "bad". Acting a little off and sunk in. Ignoring her calf. Next day was hanging around the water a lot and would run in big circles. Tried to get her up to examine and could not get her to the pen. Made arrangements for someone to rope her the next day. When they arrived, she was MIA. Found her in the woods dead. My daughter (vet) was suspicious of rabies based on her behavior the day before. Scooped her up in the FEL bucket and was able to roll/pull her into the back of the stock trailer and take her to the UGA pathology lab. Of course, we could have removed the brain and only sent it, but that is quite a chore if you don't have the proper tools and has a risk of exposure in handling the animal. My daughter did the handling of ropes and chains and legs since vets are vaccinated for rabies. I never touched the cow. Test results came back the next day - positive for rabies. Her calf was just a few months old and had to fend for himself. I had noticed skunks in that pasture previously when doing calving checks after dark. Not sure of the source. Rabies is almost always fatal in humans and can take 6 months to develop symptoms. Pretty much hopeless once symptoms develop. I wonder how many cattle die of rabies and are just attributed to unknown causes. I now vaccinate the cattle for rabies. About $7 per head per year I think. I only have a few. Would add up for a larger herd. Something to think about before you stick your hands in a cow's mouth. Symptoms will lead you to check for an obstruction in their mouth/throat. [/QUOTE]
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