For dogs, cats, and ferrets, the Mobile County Health Department offers affordable, one-year rabies vaccinations at weekend clinics. The following is a schedule of rabies clinics that will be held on Saturdays in November in Mobile County.

•Nov. 4, 10 a.m. to noon, Little Flower Catholic School, 2103 Government St. in Mobile

• Nov. 11, 9 a.m. to noon, Prichard Animal Shelter, 2404 Rebel Road

• Nov. 11, 1 to 3 p.m., Pet Supplies Plus, 803 Hillcrest Road in Mobile

• Nov. 18, 1 to 3 p.m., B&B Pet Stop, 5035 Cottage Hill Road in Mobile

There will be drive-thru clinics at these events.

The vaccination against rabies costs $12 per pet. All rabies vaccinations require cash payment.

The MCHD Rabies Officer offers low-cost vaccinations for residents’ dogs, cats, and ferrets at several locations once a month. The state of Alabama assigns local health departments the duty of giving pet owners access to reasonably priced rabies vaccinations. In October, the MCHD Rabies Officer immunized 173 people (146 dogs and 27 cats).

The central nervous system is attacked by the rabies virus. Once symptoms show, it is lethal and spreads from infected creatures to humans.

Rabies symptoms might include erratic behavior, agitation, headache, fever, lack of appetite or thirst, dizziness, circling, seizures, coma, and, in the worst case scenario, death. Humans and other warm-blooded mammals are susceptible to rabies.

In 2022, 1,537 household pets (290 cats and 1,247 dogs) received vaccinations from MCHD’s Rabies Officer, according to the department.