RABIES IN THE MACKLIN/PROVOST AREA
A bat was found acting strangely this week and the people who found it had the foresight to bring the bat in to Border Vet Clinic for rabies testing. Turns out, the bat was POSITIVE for RABIES which is quite unprecedented in the area as we haven't seen a positive case at BVC in 30 years or more. Rabies has always been present in Canada, but mainly in wildlife like bats, skunks and raccoons, occasionally popping up in cats, dogs or livestock, with potential spread to humans to
