What animals carry RABIES? How can I tell if an animal has rabies? Doctor explains...

[@patricklafalce-hx1gp]

From numerous studies conducted on rabid dogs, cats, and ferrets, we know that when the rabies virus isintroduced into a muscle through a bite from another animal, it travels from the site of the bite to the brain by moving within nerves. The animal does not appear ill during this time. The time between the bite and the appearance of symptoms is called the incubation period and it may last for weeks to months. A bite by the animal during the incubation period does not carry a risk of rabies because the virus has not yet made it to the saliva.

[@krasue29]

That is one of my concern is there any cases that a physically healthy or normal cat/dog accidentally bite/scratch you transmit a rabies and die?

[@invisableobserver]

I see the myth of vampires came from rabies

[@vladimirofsvalbard9477]

@@krasue29 The only way an animals is getting rabies is if it came into contact and was attacked by a rabid animal. If you were bitten by a rabid animal; you basically have 36 hours to get the vaccination. The likelihood that your animal was bitten by a rabid raccoon and then infected you is very very low; especially in any 1st world country. Rabies mostly affects China, India, and Central Africa.

[@YonkoPapa]

Nice copy and paste from google

[@cocomu9955]

@@vladimirofsvalbard9477what if the pet was not attached by any rabid animal, basically an indoor pet without other animal interactions.

[@anniegreenwind971]

I was scratched by a litter of black kittens a few days ago and when I asked the staff if they were vaccinated, she said yes and today they are getting there rabies shots. Today?! Yeah, that’s reassuring! This was in a shelter and the kittens were brought in semi-feral They looked healthy and very energetic!

[@Anthonydeangelis170]

Ur gonna become a zombie i ...go check w a doc

[@vladimirofsvalbard9477]

That's a very irrational fear Annie. A littler of kittens has an almost impossible chance of having rabies. Even if they did have rabies; the rabies shot wouldn't have done anything to stop imminent death.

[@JD_walkerDa1]

Kittens are born with grade 3 syncope rabiesyniousis. Get checked out twice a week for one month, then eat a live mouse. Lol I'm jk

[@anniegreenwind971]

@@vladimirofsvalbard9477 well, sorry, I’m still alive today. Kittens don’t get rabies, got it! 🤪

[@edgeldine3499]

I don't blame you, rabies is freaking scary

[@invisableobserver]

Can you do a video on ticks & lyme disease?, it is a silent epidemic in the U.S.

[@DrODonovan]

Sure!

[@anniegreenwind971]

So to clarify, if the animal isn’t showing signs of rabies, it won’t infect you? The rabies is in the incubation period? It has to infect the animal’s mouth first?

[@Rando-hg7uu]

Yes

[@Rando-hg7uu]

But still go to your health professional in case

[@anniegreenwind971]

How does the rabies get into you from a scratch? I thought it was only from the saliva? I can understand if the animal was licking its paws before scratching you?

[@alvinromo]

Whales are actually mammals. Can they get rabbies?

[@THHPII]

This was pretty educational, and maybe we can all try to keep our and our pets distances from these animals 👌

[@Fernando-u2e]

Rabies are pretty much zombified animals

[@togounshlopbunglabow9303]

Rabies is a terrifying disease. And bats are I believe the highest number of carriers.

[@NiginaBotirova-l7s]

Is it true that animals with rabies are only contagious in the late stages (right before they die)?

[@tierdokuparodien8460]

They are always contagious I think. But I'm not sure, since it travels through the nerves first.

[@roderickjonathan7495]

Good question

[@Kaput74]

Does the rabies live on after the infected animal dies? wondering if after a couple days the corpse is consumed by other wild animals do they get infected with the rabies also?

[@test-r1v9b]

Yes, but it also depends on how preserved the nerve tissue or the brain of the animal is post-mortem. If the brain is still fairly intact inside the skull for a couple of months in a deceased animal and some other animal feeds on it, chances are that the animal might be the next in line to contract rabies.

[@SheWolf9000]

I almost fainted because this sounds a lot like how my sister’s dog has been acting after being outside for way longer than we would ever leave any dog outside oh boy😔

[@arxs8]

Any update? My dogs at the time of his life where he needs a rabies shot, just turned 3. Problem is he's registered as a pitbull and let's just say he's still got his nuggets lol. So idk what to do. He's an inside pup and just cuddles with me all day so it's like do I even risk losing him, by taking him in for it? Or should I wait until I am in a state with better laws since he'll just be my son son being taken good care of inside until then?

[@SheWolf9000]

@@arxs8 I think you should wait, but just to be safe don’t let him near wild animals like bats, foxes, coyotes, raccoons, or anything like that because they could give him rabies

[@arxs8]

@Pinky_Paws2022 I never would honestly, I treat this guy like he's my son literally.

[@xoxoxyx]

I'm always curious how animal got rabies... It said to be bitten by other animal. But what's the first carrier of the rabies virus? Bats?

[@amandalavender1586]

My cat brought a gerbil inside the house 3 weeks. It was afraid for its life and we let it go. Then it ran away. Do Gerbils carry rabies? I heard of they would even get rabies they wouldn’t survive the bite. Cat hasn’t shown any symptoms.

[@anujpainuli9479]

QUESTION: hey doc i just got attacked by squirrel i dont see any bite mark but it tried to climb and i could feel the nails of it i might have got scratch from it but the thing make me furious is that the squrriel attacked me when it was 8 pm and in this time they are not that common i tried to see it but it ran away it was kinda slow and confused . btw i am from india and most of the rabies case are found here maybe that squirrel got attack by dog is it possible that it might have rabies please help.

[@XstaticG]

How are you doing?

[@eugenemoses4175]

Pretty sure he died lol jk hope you good man

[@anujpainuli9479]

Perfectly fine and now I can claim trees just like squirrels 😂 😂

[@arxs8]

​@anujpainuli9479 did u get rabies

[@anujpainuli9479]

@@arxs8 unfortunately I am alive dude 😎😎

[@daccrowell4776]

Little late on this...but you missed a HUGE wildlife vector in the USA: opossums. Rabid opossums turn up more in urban environments than the others mentioned, and a big clue to alert you to rabies in them is that they're almost totally nocturnal. If you see one out in the daytime, the smart thing to do is to avoid it...even if it isn't displaying the typical rabies symptoms. Opossums range widely across the USA, but they're most common in the East, the South, and the lower Midwest. And yes...this is from experience; some years ago, I had to call the police (best thing to do in the USA) and report one that was moving back and forth in my driveway before stumbling out in the street and seizing up completely. In town. At 10 AM. So this is not a rural thing...if you live in a city, you can still commonly cross paths with rabies vectors.

[@obkayb7182]

Opossums body temperature does not allow animal to carry these things. Actually all opossums sway back and forth when they move . And they fall out and play dead like a fainting goat ....Just fun facts

[@angryiguana7492]

Opossums barely carry rabies

[@kingslyjaysonn5236]

I am not assure but i might have been bitten by a rat today . Should I be worried. Is rabies common among rats. Please somebody clarify

[@indiecowan33]

Great video, thank you!

[@mercury7396]

I got bit by a cat yesterday who was showing no obvious signs of rabies, but randomly turned aggressive after I pet him in a specific spot. Do I have it? Edit: Also I only met him the day before yesterday and yesterday.

[@reubenmcvey52]

Did you get rabies shots, are u desd

[@mercury7396]

@@reubenmcvey52 i didnt get shots and im fine

[@DrDrops420]

ok i know its been a while but could you tell me what place did you try to pet him? because if it is arround the belly i wouldn't be surprised, it is a sensitive spot and they usually don't like to be pet there.

[@mercury7396]

@@DrDrops420 I pet him on the tail base.

[@thegamingsteak976]

​@@mercury7396i mean, sometimes wild animals get triggered when you touch them, because they don't know you

[@pearlluber5849]

Thank you so much for this talk.

[@DrODonovan]

You are so welcome!

[@coolloser85]

Why can't anyone tell me how an animal gets rabies. If we cure all the rabies how does any animal get it without a bite. If it takes a bite how did the first animal get rabies?

[@fnanfne]

"Usually" fatal? I read a few sources online suggesting it's 100% fatal.

[@DrODonovan]

Case studies exist of individuals surviving but it is rare

[@kitsusperrfeuer8204]

Will I get rabies if my skin isn’t broken?

[@RumpledBlanket]

Rabies can't go through unbroken skin. People can get rabies only via a bite from a rabid animal or possibly through scratches, abrasions, open wounds or mucous membranes in contact with saliva or brain tissue from a rabid animal.

[@anorthosite]

Eyes and mucous membranes are also vulnerable paths to infection via saliva smears or droplets. And many bat bite victims did not (while still lucid) recall having been bitten. Bat bite wounds may not be obvious due to their tiny teeth.

[@B007-g4e]

😊. Great information!

[@DrODonovan]

Thank you

[@GuineaPigMania]

i picked up a seemingly paralyzed bat in the middle of the day on the sidewalk. it was breathing still. but never moved. i assumed it was asleep. it was just a bit over a year ago

[@sunxxcon6025]

I got bitten by a dog 7 years ago and i am worried now what to do?

[@Elgatos989]

Uhm sir it was seven years ago I think ur good

[@RenSayLess]

You’d be dead already. You’re safe

[@basilimobioh1850]

I bit mine back so I'm good👍

[@WeavileLady]

@@Elgatos989people literally say that rabies can stay dormant for years. Longest so far. “Based on the available evidence in this case of rabies encephalitis, the incubation period was tentatively considered to be 25 years from the time of dog bite” Though incubation for years is rare it’s not unheard of. “Eight years after being bitten by a dog, a 14-year-old was brought to the Government Stanley Medical College Hospital with signs of hyperactivity, excitable behaviour, hydrophobia earlier this year. He tested positive for rabies, did not respond to therapy, and died at the hospital.” However again, once again, rare. It’s usually a 2 month incubation period, maybe a year tops. But it definitely wouldn’t hurt for OP to just get checked out. Yes, it’s very likely waste money testing but it could be worth it OP was in a place where there’s a lot of stray dogs or something. Frivolous as it sounds only 16 people though out the thousands of years of history with rabies has survived it. One of those people barely because it was too late to take the shot because they thought that a certain bat bite wasn’t big deal. They had to be in the medically induced coma to survive.

[@wolfa9393]

Probably nothing happened Yes rabies symptomps can be seen after years sometimes but i dont think you have it Did the dog even look like it had rabies? If no then nothing will happen dw

[@nivhraodenicnam]

,doc what are pet's that safety to pet? basically without just a percent of rabies??? I have fishes in aquarium what are other animals that dont have rabies???

[@Erindiii]

I got scratched by a cat it didnt seem to have any of the simptoms and it vidits our house often. Is there a chance i have rabies?

[@Khromatic_]

You still alive man?

[@Khromatic_]

You should still get the help just in case if you even get bit or scratched

[@Erindiii]

It didnt

[@kangkanabora1891]

Hello, did you take vaccine?

[@EnjoyGamesss]

Can an animal give you rabist without dying? My cat love bit me 2 weeks ago (there was scabs in the bitten area) and I got this tingling sensation in my big toe not exactly in the biting area, I am woried having health anxiety, my cat is still alive though

[@BillionDollarPhone1]

Go to doctor!

[@RoseTurner-lj5yc]

What animals don’t carry rabies would be a more simple and shorter list

[@billzardus95]

Does anyone know why it is so flippin hard to find rabies stats for each state by year ???? It used to be a simple matter to look up the stats for each state by the year and the species but now trying to find this info is a phukn nightmare.

[@fnafclay]

my dog looks like hes drolling or saliva coming out of his mouth i was wondering can you tell me was is that is dogs and how to treat it and cure it

[@blyman7170]

looks like all of Africa, not just sub Saharan,

[@idelsagil9129]

Bats Raccoons Skunks & Foxes 2:30

[@AchairThatComments]

I have a question,when i was on vacation there was a dog not really a stray one but anyways.the dog din't really show any big sings of rabies ,we became friends soon and i let him lick my arm multiple times .do i need to worry about something? and this happend recently btw

[@DrODonovan]

Thank you so much for watching the video and taking time to leave a comment. Unfortunately (and I know this will be frustrating for you), I am unable to give individual medical advice out on this channel. This is because of medico-legal reasons, not knowing your full case, circumstances, and it would be unethical of me to do so otherwise. I have included the general resources I used to make this video in the description box but I have to advise that you speak to your own health provider (e.g. doctor, nurse) so that they can properly assess your case. This is the safest and most ethical advice I can give since this is just intended as a general educational resource. Thanks for understanding.

[@BrittanyStewart-ni4sc]

Okay but can whales and dolphins get it?

[@samirandas8388]

My dog is vaccinated if he bites me , is there any changes to get rabies ? Please answer because my dog already bite my brother few days ago.

[@Khromatic_]

If your brother got bit get it checked out even if it did get vaccinated

[@brayel4592]

Question: I was playing casually with my dog until opened my mouth while yawning and my dog's snout was close to my mouth and i could feel something flew to the back of my mouth (idk if it was saliva or mere dust). My dog is not vaccinated but not giving signs of rabies, should i be worried. I dont know if i had internal wound or smth in my throat. It has been a day since the incident

[@cookieicecream1297]

Don't worry. Rabies is only through a bite of a rabid animal and it is very unlikely to get rabies from ingesting it. But iff u are that worried u can try a saliva test or blood test to detect any rabies.

[@cocomu9955]

@@cookieicecream1297can you help pls. Not sure if I was bitten or scratched because it was dark when I accidentally partially stepped on my cat. I am getting paranoid and don’t know whether I should get anti rabies vaccine or not.

[@edrianefloresweeb8815]

​@@cocomu9955is your cat still alive this day?

[@iambowiejas9227]

hello i was bitten by my shihpoo dog he was not vaccinated since last yr of july 2023 bc thats the schedule of his vaccination. but it was just an upper skin scratch like a small dot. no bleed but if i put alcohol there is small pain bc of small scratch from skin but the next day i try to put alcohol,no pain at all. my dog has no sign of rabbies at all.. this happen 8 days ago. my dog is always inside the house and never associates from other dog. sleeping in my room too.. and i planning to vacine my dog next week for anti rabbies too should i get worried? thank u for answer..

[@MCOCGuides]

If your dog is still perfectly healthy after 7 to 10 days after the scratch or bite it's most likely not rabies

[@rahultambe3615]

Sir 30 days ago a dog pulled my pant and after that i felt burning sensation in my leg but when i observed my leg there is no scratch or wound present and that burning sentation in my leg last for 10 minuits but not any visible scratch or wound is that led me to the rabies ??? Sir please reply fast

[@edrianefloresweeb8815]

is your dog still alive?

[@preciousgoldbedola5298]

There is a wild cat on my house and its a bit tamable than i thought it would be and it doesnt have any symptom else

[@11ccom]

good stuff.

[@DrODonovan]

Thanks!

[@MikeJohn-hh8no]

I was breaking up a cat fight with two of my cats and one of my cats thought my hand was the other one and bit down all the way to the gums. And you know how big the fangs are on their mouth. Within 20 minutes my hand has swelled up the size of a softball. So I had to drive myself at midnight in the middle of a blizzard 40mi to get to the nearest hospital every doctor and every nurse kept asking me if my cats have rabies And I said no but they still turned me into the county for an animal bite that happened from my own goddamn and cat. in my own goddamn house they. The county almost came in and took both of them to put them down because they were dangerous . I've had one cat for 17 years and the other one for 12.

[@MarcHermann]

You are okay, have you become The Vaccine?

[@charlesjeffery3998]

I thought that all birds were warm-blooded, but if it's not warm blooded, it can't be a mammal, that's kind of weird, is it because it lays eggs, I'm 40 I haven't been in school in years, I learned this in the first grade, but humans are born from eggs, just like boa r, you don't see the egg, but the water Sac break does before the boa against live birth, not of course I know a boa constrictor is not warm blooded, that's why I got a heating heating mat inside my tank,, so I thought the only difference was being warm-blooded and cold blooded animals, between mammals and nine mammals,, but orcas and seals are not call bloody, yet they live only in the ocean, and they're known to hunt in antarctica, and that's the only place that leopard seals will go to or live, (is what I meant to) say, the orcas only go there during breeding season for the seals, just like they are known to go to Iceland and the Arctic up in North pole, how is it that they can be in both frigid Waters, without without their temperature changing, they say that even in Winter times some of that our temperature stays the same, but that's not true because if we stayed if we went to go swim and Antarctica, we would die from hypothermia, in about 20 minutes or less, so how can a marine mammal, or any mammal live in those temperatures?🤔humm

[@flyawaycoma3067]

Mammals are anything that give live birth and can nurse they're young via milk and are warm blooded, the aquatic mammals you mentioned are all also warmblooded the reason they can survive in those Temps without they body temperature really lowering is due to their blubber aka the huge amount of fat they have in their bodies which help insulate them and keep them warm

[@N8Doggi]

There hasn't been a rabies outbreak reported in over a decade. But they'll keep giving shots and advice about it if it's profitable

[@lisavivola5988]

Possums do not carry rabies….

[@Sophisticated_Sophie8]

Can hedgehogs have rabies?

[@Tamilan12345]

How many yeras in inncubation period sir

[@basiccalisthenics7360]

Sir i scratch by a strange cat but its behavior is normal and she scratch me during playing but i tell to my family doctor he sayed clean the scratch part with soap and take tatnus injection now the scratch part was completely heal did i need to warry please reply 🙏

[@kangkanabora1891]

Hey, are you fine?

[@Frtordels]

I’m really scared of rabies

[@GwenFirth]

Same

[@envisiotube]

You should have started with videos of rabies behaviour

[@DrODonovan]

Ok thanks

[@glowinqlu]

Last night there was a cat outside my house who looked like a house cat, it was well groomed but had a messed up ear which I didn’t notice at the time. It had been hissing quietly went to pet it and it scratched me, (didn’t bite, scratched) I have a sore throat and I’m having trouble controlling my body temperature. Do I have a cold? Or should I go to the doctor. I’m panicking

[@BeyondLimits3D]

Sounds like maybe cat scratch fever. Can't help any more than that, but it is a real thing. Maybe Google it.

[@leafarocgnapat6344]

R u still alive?

[@glowinqlu]

@@leafarocgnapat6344 yes 😭💀

[@Astronaut000]

@@glowinqlustill alive now?

[@glowinqlu]

@@Astronaut000 yes omg I was literally having a panic attack while writing that comment but we’re good😭

[@paulfernando4695]

How about street rats?

[@NexLuTho]

Can sea mammals like orcas or whales get rabies??

[@DrODonovan]

No

[@brandonschultz642]

​@@DrODonovancan bears? And if if has happened, how frequently?

[@MrJbooker33]

I wonder if the idea of vampires came from some poor soul getting rabies 100s of years ago.

[@zanducktv2398]

Cujo is one of my favourite films!

[@PriceHitsClippes]

What does gray mean on the map?

[@srabfightergamer7368]

Is peting cat is save

[@MarcusJohnson-e8l]

can i get rabies if a pigeon flapped water on to me (i have no idea if it had rabies it was just a random pigeon)

[@PriceHitsClippes]

HI!

[@DrODonovan]

Hi

[@basilimobioh1850]

3:14 eheem if wuhan got this memo early

[@PriceHitsClippes]

I live in the uk luckily😂

[@1L44_GIRLIEEE]

My cousin’s uncle got bite to the dog

[@ireneignacio7089]

How about snake turtle

[@siphotheguy1870]

My brother passed away from rabies when we were kids. We were on holiday in Africa. We went swimming in one of the local rivers. My brother noticed a small amount of blood on his foot after being bitten by a fish. The symptoms started to show only after 3 days.

[@EdgeKisaragi]

What utter BS

[@MrJaywalk]

Absolutely impossible buddy. Nice try though wtf

[@thedoggoboi1979]

Would be a plausible story if not for A. The fact thst fish can't get rabies and B. Rabies has been documented as taking hold in 4 days as it's absolute shortest.

[@Jacq248]

May he rest in peace

[@WorldstrongestGoy]

1st. Africa is a continent It's like saying Europe 2nd. Fish don't get rabies 3rd. I feel bad for your siblings out here joking about them dying 😂

[@SamuelFell-gx6ew]

It is 1:03

[@Flycuzucan]

Tysm

[@malabuha]

Hi

[@truthseeker2190]

If vaccines are supposed to be the answer to solve viral infections, why don't we just vaccinate all mammals against the rabies virus and we should be able to eliminate rabies all together? I mean, after all, wasn't that the logic we were told about the pandemic?

[@cookieicecream1297]

Because us humans need the vaccines ourself and iff u waste it all on mammals and iff people get rabies there wll basically be nothing to do.

[@doublereel-real]

There are many more mammals than there are rabies vaccines. It just isn't feasible because there are so many mammals and many of them are wild mammals

[@MarieNorth-bk1fu]

Cats

[@Flycuzucan]

4:34

[@MikeJohn-hh8no]

He forgot one animal. ex-wife!!

[@edrianefloresweeb8815]

oh lord😂

[@Armen-t4r]

Just come to albania there is the lowest rabies

[@stephenmatthews2014]

As a Canadian I stopped watching after they showed the map. We good. 🫡🚶 jk still good to learn 👍

[@DrODonovan]

Thanks!

[@krasue29]

​​@@DrODonovandoc what if the cat that bite or scratch you is still alive after 10-15 days still healthy and no sign of changes of behavior is it consider no rabies pls notice doc thankyou