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The risk will be greatly reduced if your dogs are vaccinated against it but they must be vaccinated against it annually.
Are your dogs naturally inclined towards being good rafters. Not all jrt's are going to be good. They need to have speed on both the catch and kill. If they are the chance of being bitten thus infected is greatly reduced. Alsomaintains some degree of hygiene ie you don't want rat pee on you or your dogs due to the risk of wiles disease.
Are your dogs naturally inclined towards being good rafters. Not all jrt's are going to be good. They need to have speed on both the catch and kill. If they are the chance of being bitten thus infected is greatly reduced. Alsomaintains some degree of hygiene ie you don't want rat pee on you or your dogs due to the risk of wiles disease.
bexVN said:
The risk will be greatly reduced if your dogs are vaccinated against it but they must be vaccinated against it annually.
Are your dogs naturally inclined towards being good rafters. Not all jrt's are going to be good. They need to have speed on both the catch and kill. If they are the chance of being bitten thus infected is greatly reduced. Alsomaintains some degree of hygiene ie you don't want rat pee on you or your dogs due to the risk of wiles disease.
Lepto is spread via urine not rat bites isn't it?Are your dogs naturally inclined towards being good rafters. Not all jrt's are going to be good. They need to have speed on both the catch and kill. If they are the chance of being bitten thus infected is greatly reduced. Alsomaintains some degree of hygiene ie you don't want rat pee on you or your dogs due to the risk of wiles disease.
bexVN said:
Yes it is. I didn't clarify I was meaning general infection re being bitten, sorry. Should try and reread my posts more carefully, esp with the state of my last post!
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