How long can baby raccoons live with rabies?

Infected raccoons can die, fight off the disease by developing antibodies, or live their entire lives as carriers of the disease. Scientific investigation has not given any underlying reason for each response. read more

Infected raccoons can die, fight off the disease by developing antibodies, or live their entire lives as carriers of the disease. Scientific investigation has not given any underlying reason for each response. Because of this response in raccoons, rabies is endemic in the Southeast US, spreading up to Pennsyvania. read more

Any animal with rabies will eventual show it, a raccoon will have about a month (maybe 8 weeks at the most) to live after contracting rabies and will start showing signs in about 3 weeks or so. They can’t have rabies and never show it. read more

You can check out my how to catch raccoons page for email examples of raccoon situations from my website readers. More rabies discussion below: "This time of year we are all preparing for baby season. read more

In 1993, the first case of rabies in raccoons resulting from this epizootic was confirmed in New York State and in 1995 the state showed continued spread of raccoon rabies into previously unaffected areas and a second wave of rabid raccoons in areas first affected by the rabies epizootic. read more