Tricycle driver, patay matapos makagat ng alagang pusa | 24 Oras Weekend - video Dailymotion

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00:00 "It's a joyous occasion to take care of fur babies.

00:03 It's a huge responsibility to be a fur parent.

00:06 Their health is important, especially for cats and dogs.

00:10 It's possible for them to get rabies if they are not vaccinated."

00:13 This is Bernadette Reyes.

00:15 The last person to get vaccinated against rabies

00:20 was 51-year-old tricycle driver Arnel Marcos

00:23 who took care of his cat in October.

00:26 His wife told us that Marcos did not immediately go to the hospital

00:30 but he self-medicated the cat.

00:32 He was given a vaccine and antibiotics on November 1

00:35 but he was not able to follow it.

00:37 A few weeks later, he started to feel dizzy and scared of water,

00:41 some of the symptoms of rabies,

00:43 until the next day.

00:46 Teptan also took care of his cat.

00:50 "I miss him so much because I came from work.

00:52 He has a tendency to not like me at the time.

00:58 But I forced him to come here

01:00 and he bit me and I got sick."

01:03 So when you see cute cats on the street,

01:07 instead of holding them,

01:08 they just take pictures of them.

01:10 According to the Philippine Animal Welfare Society,

01:12 cats are also usually taken care of,

01:15 but compared to dogs,

01:17 cats are more independent.

01:20 "They're good pets because they're low maintenance

01:23 and they can be very gentle.

01:26 At the same time, they can also be at least independent."

01:31 Aside from dogs, many animals can also be carriers of rabies virus.

01:35 According to the POS,

01:37 5% of rabies cases in the country are due to cats.

01:41 "Not all dogs or cats have rabies.

01:44 Rabies is a disease.

01:45 So if you get bitten by a dog or a cat,

01:47 you need to take note of when you got bitten."

01:51 According to a veterinarian,

01:52 it's important to get vaccinated right away

01:54 if you get bitten by an animal.

01:55 "Regardless of whether the pet is vaccinated or not,

02:00 you have to go to the animal bite center.

02:03 It also depends on where you got bitten or how calm you are.

02:07 If it's the head region,

02:08 you should get vaccinated immediately

02:10 because it's close to the head,

02:11 close to the brain."

02:13 Up to 14 days,

02:14 you should observe a cat or dog that is bitten

02:17 and monitor if it shows symptoms.

02:20 "Normally, they become pure.

02:22 They get bitten or suddenly die."

02:24 It's also important to vaccinate the pets,

02:27 like in Batangas City,

02:28 where free anti-rabies vaccination is available

02:31 to LGUs in each barangay.

02:33 For GMA Integrated News,

02:35 Bernadette Reyes,

02:36 for Tutok, 24 hours.

02:39 [Newsreel music]

Tricycle driver, patay matapos makagat ng alagang pusa | 24 Oras Weekend

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