The Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD) is urging community members to reach out if they or a pet came into contact with a rabid cat reported in Belle Haven last month.
The cat was captured after attacking “multiple people and pets” during the evening of Nov. 28 near the 13th Street and H Street intersection. Testing later confirmed that the animal had been infected with rabies, the FCHD announced on Friday (Dec. 5).
“During the time it was sick, the cat may have had contact with other people or pets,” the health department said. “The cat is described as a domestic shorthair male with orange/white coloring and a tipped ear.”…