30-05-2025
Pets in Henrietta receive sudden rabies vaccination at pop-up clinic
HENRIETTA (KFDX/KJTL) — Nearly 100 pets in the town of Henrietta are up to date on vaccinations against rabies and other diseases after a sudden vaccination clinic.
For an hour and a half on Thursday evening, cars lined up in the Bridge St. Annex parking lot, filled with pets waiting to get vaccinated against the deadly rabies virus and other Stetson Miller planned the clinic to ensure pets in the area stayed safe, as animals in rural communities are at a greater risk of contracting the virus.
'It's been a little while since we've had a vet clinic here in Henrietta. And so, getting all the animals that kind of have fallen through the cracks, vaccinated for things like rabies,' Miller said. 'Definitely a very important thing is that it's an important disease, not only in animals, but can be very detrimental in humans as well.'
Dr. Miller said another reason the clinic was held was in response to a potential rabies case in a cat from Henrietta earlier in the year. Though the cat tested negative for the virus, city officials thought it would be a good idea to hold a clinic anyway.
This won't be the only clinic like it held this summer, either. Dr. Miller said there will be another one on the last Thursday in June at the Cross Timbers Vet Clinic in Bowie.
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