I got the rabies jab because I would be hopefully doing work with animals where I could.

The jab itself was pretty much the same as all the other jabs I had in the arm, it also does not prevent you from gettng rabies just gives you a little extra time to get to a doctors to get treated.

If i remember rightly its one of those that you have time with the others so they dont cause issues for each other and was over a course of a few months, 1 injection every 3-4 weeks and 3 in total, the stuff I got was called rabipur.

Rabipur is also used when you have been bitten by a rabid animal or suspected animal and i think its the same dosage at 3-4 weeks and around 5 injections total.

You can buy the stuff online its around 22 quid plus prescription cost per injection in the UK, so 80 quid for the preventative course and a bit more if you were to carry it yourself[really no need most countries with rabies problems will have it available].

As far as I am aware there has been loads of posts about people being chased by mad dogs on bikes and with their gear very few have actually had a nasty bite, however if you are an animal lover and think you will be attempting to pet every animal you come accross[I wouldnt even do this in a non rabies country] then I would be more worried about fleas, lice,ticks, ringworm and infections through bites than rabies. In the UK only those working with animals actually get the pre treatment, zoo people, vets and customs guys.

I would read up on the course of the disease and not bother with the injections.

Garlic may also work as lets face it its only use is to prevent animals from biting you because of the smell disguising your smell, either on your breath or if you apply it to your skin, we used it with horses to keep midges and horseflys away and it works to some degree but you would have to have a bath in a vat of the stuff on a daily basis to be sure. And then pray you dont meet a garlic loving carnivore as my dog loves the stuff on his steak.