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08/27/2026

Registration for our Fall Market is officially open! 🍂

Join neighbors and friends on Sunday, September 20 for a fun-filled day supporting our shelter pets! Family-friendly activities and kids’ entertainment make this a perfect fall day out for everyone, including your pup!

🍁 Unique handcrafted goods from talented artisans
🍁 Delectable eats from a variety of food trucks
🍁 Exciting offerings from local businesses
🍁 Live music from members of the Queen City Jazz Band

Register today at https://foothillsanimalshelter.org/fallmarket/

08/26/2026

Every dog, no matter the breed, can benefit from wearing a raincoat. Keeping your dog dry prevents adverse health conditions and puts their comfort first.

08/26/2026

Blinking keeps eyes moist, sweeps away bits of dirt and dust, and helps the brain rest when processing visual information. But in dogs, it may also serve another function as a subtle social signal. That was one of the conclusions of new research published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, w...

08/26/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱?

A new 2026 analysis evaluated serological data from experimental and field studies investigating the third-generation oral rabies vaccine strain SPBN GASGAS in dogs, including free-roaming populations from multiple countries.

The findings were encouraging:

• The antibody response was measurable and remained detectable over extended follow-up periods.
• Bait matrix, sachet type, and vaccine titre did not significantly affect the measured antibody response.
• At approximately one month after vaccination, antibody levels measured by ELISA were not significantly different between field and experimental dogs receiving the same egg-flavored bait.
• In the pooled field-study data, 83% of samples met the study’s ELISA seropositivity threshold after oral vaccination.

Onset of protective immunity is expected from 15 days after vaccination. Serological studies demonstrated persistence of antibodies at levels considered indicative of protective immunity for at least 30 months

Importantly, this study measured rabies virus–binding antibodies (RVBA) using a blocking ELISA. That is not the same as directly measuring rabies virus–neutralizing antibodies, and the authors caution that ELISA results are an approximation of protection rather than a direct measure of whether an individual dog is protected.

Still, the results add to the evidence that oral rabies vaccination could be a valuable complementary strategy for reaching free-roaming dogs that are difficult to access with conventional injectable vaccination campaigns.

Vos A, et al. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 2026;299:111193.