The Texas Dept. of State Health Services is reporting a second confirmed case of rabies in Donley County this week after a skunk tested positive for the disease.
TDSHS says a woman and child were playing outside at their residence northeast of Clarendon when a skunk approached the property last Friday morning. The family dog chased the skunk into an outbuilding but it later ran back out and sprayed the porch. The woman’s husband arrived and shot the skunk, which later tested positive for rabies.
Earlier this month a horse in the western part of the county tested positive for rabies.
Residents are reminded of the importance of having their pets vaccinated for rabies and also urged again to avoid wild animals, especially normally nocturnal animals acting strange in the daytime.
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