Bat tests positive for rabies in Oneonta STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com A bet has tested positive for rabies in Oneonta on Wednesday, Sept 22, according to the Otsego County Department of Health. Rabies is fatal once symptoms appear but is treatable post exposure.…
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2 In Cooperstown Tested For Rabies After Bat Infected COOPERSTOWN – A bat tested positive for rabies in Cooperstown Friday, and two people were exposed and are being tested, the county Health Department reported today. A bite from a rabid animal can be fatal, and the health department is cautioning people to say away from stray or wild animals, and make sure their children do, too.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 Vaccinate Your Furry Friends RABIES CLINIC – 1 – 6 p.m. Free rabies vaccination for cats, dogs, ferrets. Scheduling for 30 minute intervals to follow social distancing. First come, first serve. Susquehanna SPCA, Rt. 28, Cooperstown. 607-547-4230 or visit sqspca.org/free-weekly-rabies-clinics/…
Found In Room With 4 People Sleeping, Bat Tests For Rabies ONEONTA – A second bat, this one retrieved from a room in Oneonta where four people were sleeping, tested positive for rabies today, the county Health Department announced. The bat was captured and sent for rabies testing; the people exposed were started on post-exposure treatment. This is the second local rabies alert: On April 14, a skunk tested positive in the Town of Hartwick.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 Sign Up To Get Pets Vaccinated RABIES CLINIC – 1 – 6 p.m. Free rabies vaccination for cats, dogs, ferrets. Scheduling for 30 minute intervals to follow social distancing. First come, first serve. Susquehanna SPCA, Rt. 28, Cooperstown. 607-547-4230 or visit sqspca.org/sqspca-offering-free-weekly-rabies-clinics-on-first-come-first-served-basis/…
In Crisis, Shelter Holds County Rabies Clinics HARTWICK SEMINARY – Due to social-distancing strictures, the county Health Department cancelled its regular rabies clinics this past week. Susquehanna Animal Shelter Executive Director Stacie Haynes stepped up: She proposed that the SQSPCA fill the gap, and the DOH agreed.…
FOUND INJURED ON HARTWICK ROAD Skunk Tested For Rabies; One Person In Treatment HARTWICK – A skunk tested positive for rabies today in the Town of Hartwick, the county Health Department reports. The animal was found in a roadway, was taken to a local veterinarian and sent to the state lab for rabies testing. One person was exposed, and is undergoing rabies-post exposure treatment.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, APRIL 6 ‘The Great Kooshog Lake Hollis McCauley Fishing Derby’ Staged THEATER – 8 p.m. The Catskill Community Players present “The Great Kooshog Lake Hollis McCauley Fishing Derby.” The Weiting Theatre, 168 Main St., Worcester. Info, www.catskillplayers.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, DEC. 7 Protecting Your Four Legged Family We still have 6 families in the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program in need of a benefactor this holiday season. CLICK HERE to learn how you can help them. RABIES CLINIC – 4-6 p.m. Free rabies vaccination for cats, dogs, ferrets. Previous certificate must be presented for 3-year booster. Dogs on leash; cats and ferrets in pillow case or carrier. Limit of 15 pets per person. Susquehanna Animal Shelter, 4841 NY 28, Cooperstown.…