Onondaga County Health Department is nationally accredited and meets rigorous public health standards necessary to best serve the needs of our community.
Rabies Vaccination Clinics for dogs, ferrets, and cats.
Animal bite follow-up to ensure people with animal contact have proper follow-up through confinement and examination of animals or testing of specimens for rabies
Enforcement of rabies vaccination law
Education of the public and agencies on rabies prevention and animal disease prevention
Rabies Shot Clinics
New York State Public Health Law requires that all puppies and kittens get their first rabies shot at three months of age, a booster shot at one year old, and then again every three years. Ferrets must get a shot every year. See our Rabies Clinic Schedule for more information.
Rabies Testing of Animals in Onondaga County*
Animal:
2017
2018
2019 to Date
# Positive
# Tested
# Positive
# Tested
# Positive
Bat
12
312
12
285
2
Cat
0
39
0
58
1
Dog
0
54
0
41
0
Skunk
1
5
1
4
0
Woodchuck
0
1
0
2
0
Raccoon
4
5
1
8
1
Fox
1
5
1
3
0
Other
0
14
0
9
0
Total
18
435
15
410
4
*There were no reported human cases of rabies in Onondaga County during this time period.
Animal Bites
Health Care Providers
All animal bites involving a person must be reported to the Health Department within 72 hours.
