Re: My pet dog was attacked by a racoon
Hi, Pearly,
Welcome to the Petfinder.my Forum, which is an animal welfare forum based in Malaysia.
As someone who once lived in the US, though, I can assure you that, yes, your dog can most definitely get rabies from the bite of an infected raccoon. Did the animal control officers capture the raccoon? If not, I would strongly advise taking Milo to a vet clinic ASAP. If he has contracted rabies (and let's hope this is NOT the case), he is at risk of spreading it to other animals and humans as well. If he's come through this encounter without contracting rabies, please vaccinate him!
Let's hope the raccoon is not in fact rabid and was merely defending its territory.
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