Tries to hide in dark corners, closets or under beds. Becomes highly excitable, is restless and tries to get away. Hog fencing or hardware cloth wire will not keep him in a pen. Starts to roam nd may roam for miles, snapping and biting at anything that gets in his way and moves. Usually in four to eight days paralysis develops and the animal dies.
Cats invariably have the furious type of rabies.
They will hide in dark places, under bushes, and attack without warning, inflicting wounds with both teeth and claws. Cat rabies is more common in areas where skunk rabies is occurring. While dumb rabies is common in dogs, it is rarely seen in wildlife. Hoever, it does occur in foxes. A skunk or fox with rabies loses all fear of man.