Rabid Domestic Cat Alert
On December 3, 2015, a domestic cat was hit by a car in the 3200
block of Date Creek Drive in the Castle Canyon subdivision of
Prescott Valley. The cat owner’s roommate was bitten when he tried
to assist the cat off the roadway. The cat died and was left on the
owner’s porch wrapped in a towel. The injured roommate was treated
at a local hospital and released. A YCSO animal control officer arrived
the next day to remove the cat and a few days later, a specimen was
sent to a lab for rabies testing.
On December 11, 2015, the YCSO Animal Control Office was
notified that the cat tested positive for rabies. Animal Control Officers
tracked down the previously injured man and alerted him to the test
results. He immediately went to the hospital for post rabies exposure
treatment. Officers returned to the cat owner’s home to share the test
results and survey any family, friends, or neighbors that may have
been exposed. Officers did remove and quarantine a 2nd domestic
cat that had been in a recent fight with the rabid cat.
This is the first known rabid domestic cat recorded since the late
1950’s in Yavapai County. It is important to know that rabies is present
in this area and that unvaccinated domestic animals can present a
danger to humans. Also, please remember it is important to report any
animal bite so that testing and tracking of the potential rabid animal
can be done quickly and proper treatment for the bite victim(s) can be
sought.
In this case, the victim was going to bury the cat with reporting the
bite. When the bite became infected, he went to the hospital who
reported the bite to YCSO Animal Control.
FOR ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING RABIES ISSUES, PLEASE
CONTACT THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICE AT 928-771-3282.
“Animal Control”
The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office recently launched a new
website that provides dog owners the ability to obtain licenses,
maintain pet records, and even report an animal missing
among the many other features. Click right here: www.ycsoaz.
sheltertrack.com/
We want to thank all the dog owners who have utilized the
site since our original announcement back in July of this year.
Your participation is greatly appreciated as YCSO Animal
Control Officers work to create complete electronic storage of
records for easier access and efficiency with the added benefit
of convenience to Yavapai County dog owners.
Remember, this service is provided free of charge. Once you
create an account, dog license tools can be accessed.
NOW IS THE TIME TO REGISTER YOUR DOG FOR THE
2016 LICENSING YEAR.
You can renew your license online for the same period as your
rabies vaccination. Pay by the year or up to 3 years of the
vaccination period via Pay Pal or a credit card through Pay
Pal.
A reminder regarding the additional features of this free
program:
- You can track your animal’s medical records
including rabies vaccinations history, spayed or neutered
documentation and date, veterinarian appointments and
services needed. You can also record surgeries, injuries
or medical needs (warnings, diabetic, medications) and
quarantines (home, vet or shelter). Users can update animal
ownership or passing (terminates licensing obligation,
notices and rabies).
- Receive email notifications on rabies vaccinations,
licenses, and veterinarian visits.
- General medical records on your dog are available to
you online and to all county veterinarians. Accessible to you
while traveling on vacation.
- Register for Service Dog fee exemption (Red tag license).
- You can appoint secondary people for co-guardianship
which allows vet visit verifications, lost and found
notification, and licensing.
- County wide Lost and Found web page – with one click
of a button, you can label your dog lost and one click of a
button to label the dog found. The website can be searched
for lost dogs in your area.
To register for your account, simply click on the ‘Create a
login’ link in the left hand menu of the home page at www.
ycsoaz.sheltertrack.com/ and fill in the requested information.
Some users may find that previously submitted records are
already in the system. The entry of remaining records by
YCSO personnel is ongoing.
If you have any questions about the website content, please
call the YCSO Animal Control Unit, Sgt. Deb Dean at 928777-7285. For technical issues involving registration and
account set-up, contact Ron Castle at 928-777-7403,
www.ycsoaz.gov
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