The Summit School in Upper Nyack runs an animal care program as a part of their therapeutic companies for college kids with particular wants.
An worker on the non-public residential college was fostering a kitten, named Rocky, who as a stray had seen cuts and abrasions. Rocky obtained his identify as a result of he was a fighter when he was delivered to Four Legs Good, an animal shelter in Panoma. The kitten was checked by two veterinarians earlier than being turned over to his foster household.
“The kitten was appearing actually playful, and the kitten was consuming quite a bit, so there have been no indicators of something too regarding at the moment,” stated Dawn Bernstein with Four Legs Good.
Every week later, Rocky examined optimistic for rabies.
Rocky had additionally come into contact with two different kittens, each of which got here into contact with dozens of scholars and employees members.
The two different kittens grew to become sick after their contact with Rocky however examined detrimental for rabies. One of the kittens died, and the opposite was put down.
Out of an abundance of warning, 85 college students and employees members have now been vaccinated towards rabies.
“Initially the worry was that so many individuals had been round these three kittens, and folks had been assuming that the opposite two would instantly come again optimistic,” stated Berstein.
The incident at Summit School is bringing gentle to a bigger disaster, because the feral cat inhabitants is estimated to be between 50 and 55 thousand in Rockland County.
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