How can you tell if a stray animal has rabies?

Answer 1

Rabies is a viral infection that affects the nervous system of mammals. The virus resides in the brain and is shed through the saliva of an infected animal. Any mammal (animal with hair; other characteristics are warm-blooded, vertebrate, and females have milk producing glands for their babies) is capable of contracting and carrying rabies. There are some mammals that are at a higher risk than others, such as raccoons, skunks, stray cats and dogs, foxes, coyotes, and bats. There are traditional symptoms of the last stages of rabies, such as foaming at the mouth, fear of water, biting behavior etc...but those symptoms do not always appear OR a rabid animal might not be at that stage yet. If you see an animal that is acting strangely, such as a raccoon that is out in broad daylight or a skunk that doesn't have any fear of people, it's a good idea to stay away from the animal and also get to a phone and call your local animal control officer. If you see any mammal that appears to be hurt, injured, orphaned etc...it's always good to air on the side of caution. As hard as it is, it's best to leave the animal and call animal control or a wildlife rehabilitator (a simple internet search can help you find wildlife rehabilitators that are in your area.)

Answer 2

If the cat is foaming at the mouth,
or is growling at nothing...that could indicate signs of rabies,
stay away from these cats, as much as you feel bad for them
they could hurt you.

the first stage of rabies in animals is reclusiveness, they will want to stay away from the light and mostly just hang out in a dark quiet place,

the second stage is aggressiveness,this is the stage where the animal can be dangerous and claw you or bite you. you must be careful, for humans can get rabies as well, there have only been 3 reported cases of human rabies in the united states in 2006, though it is 2009, we still have to be careful. if the cat is a stray it is more likely to get rabies, rabies is spread by one infected animal biting a regular animal. the disease travels from the nerves to the brain and causes the animal to go into a state of mind that it might not regularly be in, a reckless animal.

Answer 3

You can not tell if animals have rabies by just looking at it. You can tell an animal has rabies if you touch it and touch your body and go to doctor and he/she says you have the disiese of rabies.

Answer 4

=Aggression, fear, dilated eyes convulsions and death. Not pretty and quite dangerous because it can be transmitted to you. If you suspect that a cat has any severe illness don't waste time, get it to the vet and get a blood test. There is a 4 day rule. If the cat is so sick it stops eating, 4 days later it will be dead unless there is some serious intervention. If it has not been outside, no way to get infected by fleas, ticks, rats or a possible bat or squirrel then it is unlikely it has rabies. You cannot be 100% sure, get a cert to look at it.=

Answer 5

If you have rabies you have to have been bitten by a rabid animal (in Washington the animal that has rabies most is bats), so you will most likely have a bite wound. Contrary to popular belief, humans and many other animals do not foam around the mouth, but if you do have rabies it will change you neurologigaly so you will be more agressive.

Answer 6

dont they, like, fizz at the mouth or something?

Answer 7

most of the time there will be white foam coming out of his or her mouth

Answer 8

their mouth will be foamy

Answer 9

offer your hand and see if it bites you.

Answer 10

Rashes