brookcove
Posted : 10/25/2008 10:33:50 PM
Where was his rabies done? If you know, they will still have a record of it. The way the tags work is that anyone can call the vet on the tag, with the number, and get a date on the rabies. So they can certainly release that info to you as his current owner even if you don't have the tag.
If not, do as I do with a rescue with unknown history, and count it as cost of the neutering. I'm getting two kitties spayed - 103 bucks each - and need their rabies also. That will add a whopping $10 to each kitty's surgery. Money very well spent for piece of mind - in this case, kittens that I'll never have to worry about going into heat, and when they start working outside in the barns, I won't have to worry about stray raccoons passing rabies to them, and then to us!
I also agree that a three year old is starting to make a move upwards in the social ladder and he may have a wee chip on his shoulder. I'd keep him out of the dog park for now - that's no place for a dog that you can't show proof of vax anyway.
Good luck!