Pet Health News Under 50 Pet Dogs Vaccinated Against Rabies, 60 Bite Victims Don’t Complete Vaccine Course—icmr Survey

Health department urges vaccinating pets against rabies

The West Central Health District Department of Health is encouraging folks to make sure their pets have up-to-date rabies vaccines. “Rabies is something that just exists, it’s never going to go away,” ... Read More

Chicago confirms first rabies-positive dog in Illinois in decades, 13 exposed

A dog in Chicago has tested positive for rabies, and 13 people are known to have been exposed, according to health officials. Read More

Chicago dog with rabies marks first positive test in Cook County in decades

The positive case came after the dog showed a shift in behavior last week and was euthanized and tested, the Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control, said in a statement. Read More

Chicago Dog Tests Positive for Rabies, First in Cook County in More Than 60 Years

Before testing positive for rabies, the dog was surrendered to a local rescue and euthanized after the dog had a “marked” change in behavior on Dec. 16, according to a news release. Read More

Chicago dog is the first to test positive for rabies in Illinois in decades

A Chicago dog under observation for biting an individual tested positive for rabies, the state’s first confirmed canine case in decades. Read More

Chicago rescue details timeline after dog tests positive for rabies, a first in decades

PAWS Chicago released a timeline of events as they work to notify and monitor people who may have been in contact with a dog that tested positive for rabies, the first case of the disease reported in ... Read More

Vaccine Skepticism Comes for Pet Owners, Too

Anti-vaccine sentiment is spilling over into veterinary medicine, making some owners hesitant to vaccinate their pets, even for fatal diseases like rabies. By Emily Anthes and Teddy Rosenbluth In the ... Read More

Illinois Health Officials Report First Dog Rabies Case in 31 Years

According to the IDPH, the less than one-year-old dog is thought to have originated from a litter somewhere in the Southeastern U.S. (the IDPH initially believed that it came from Florida but does not ... Read More

Here’s Why Fewer People Are Vaccinating Their Pets

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. When Sylvalyn Hammond started practicing veterinary medicine in 2018, she rarely encountered pet owners ... Read More