I don't believe an animal has to be showing symptoms to transmit this disease. But please don't let that fact cause more anxiety. Let me put it this way- hundreds of people could have petted that dog during the week. Do you think all those people have contracted the disease? Will the owner whom most likely pets his dog several times a day get it? Will there suddenly be an epidemic in your neighborhood? I used to ask myself those questions to calm my fears and it worked. It is an incredibly rare illness. You have a better chance of winning the lottery. Hope that helps.
Rabies among other things
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Rabies isn't very easy to transmit. If it were it would be much more common. You spoke to rabies specialist right? You're not going to find someone more knowledgeable than that, believe them.
It said on the humane society website that animal had to be showing symptoms to transmit, i was assuming meaning in later stages. Thanks for responses.I don't believe an animal has to be showing symptoms to transmit this disease. But please don't let that fact cause more anxiety. Let me put it this way- hundreds of people could have petted that dog during the week. Do you think all those people have contracted the disease? Will the owner whom most likely pets his dog several times a day get it? Will there suddenly be an epidemic in your neighborhood? I used to ask myself those questions to calm my fears and it worked. It is an incredibly rare illness. You have a better chance of winning the lottery. Hope that helps.
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Which country are you in? What is the statistic of rabies there? If the evidence builds in your favour it’s a good idea to begin making a list of evidence against the what if thinking.
And it keeps getting weirder. My indoor cat, who has snuck out once about a month ago(only time recently in years) hopped in my lap, her nails are sharp and poked me in a few places breaking the skin. She is even up to date on her shots and i am still obsessing. She's not due until April 2020. What the heck can i do to break this?