I'm pretty sure there are very good and less painful drugs for rabies these days. Used to be, you'd get an extremely painful series of shots through the stomach, or something like that. Now you get a series of painful ones in the tush.
I just wanted to address this misconception. Rabies is a viral infection. There is no known cure for rabies . The series of shots you get imediately after being bitten are a vaccine given to prevent you from contracting rabies. it is very important to get this vaccine as soon as possible after potential exposure. The disease of rabies is almost always fatal. The shots are no longer given in the abdomen. I have included the reference below. Treatments and drugs
There is no specific treatment for rabies infection. Though a small number of people have survived rabies, the disease is usually fatal.
Rabies shots include:
- A fast-acting shot to prevent the virus from infecting you. This injection is given near the area where the animal bit you as soon as possible after the bite.
- A series of rabies vaccines to help your body learn to identify and fight the rabies virus. Rabies vaccines are given as injections in your arm. You receive six injections over 28 days.