Pet bat bites owner

What the title says

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Pets & Animals

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• pet
• bat
• bites
• owner
• boy
• man

[BorisProskov]

Rabies is a virus. No animal caries it as a natural defense.

[ncfwhitetigress]

I think you mean to say bats CAN have rabies.

[silverbulletgirl29]

(Not saying this is true for raccoons, rodents, or baby deer, etc., but the larger the wild animal, the more dangerous it is besides the disease-carrying factor.) Especially concerning its weapons. A man my aunt knew raised a baby buck white tailed deer. Well, it grew up and ended up killing him, believe it or not. [That's why it's illegal to keep bucks(male deer) rather than does.]

[silverbulletgirl29]

One other rule to keep in mind: If it is bigger than your hand, do not handle it yourself unless it is considered a 'domesticated' pet born and bred, raised in captivity and has been on the 'domesticated' list for many years. If it is a wild animal and bigger than your hand, you may sustain a horrible injury or it could very well kill you. Remember, even though an African Serval is a small wild cat, it is capable of killing a person.

[silverbulletgirl29]

But really, it's not a good idea to mess with or handle wildlife. Even zoo animals and exotics retain their 'wild' cousins' behaviors every now and then. I just got a book for Xmas telling me all the zoonoses all animals carry, even cats and dogs that are pretty healthy, and you can never be too careful. In the very least follow this simple rule: If you handle it (any animal) wash up thoroughly & follow w/hand sanitizer. Clean all wounds no matter how minor & see doctor.

[silverbulletgirl29]

We didn't put a blow dryer on him, but put him in the walk in dryer and carefully got him out and then she brushed him and he didn't seem to mind that b/c it massaged his fur and skin and he smiled and wagged his tail and started licking my coworker. As for the kangaroo, it came into Petco and I told the woman we didn't normally do exotics and weren't supposed to but she just needed the poop cleaned off the tail & held it over the counter and I cleaned the tail off and she went on her way.

[silverbulletgirl29]

And of course it snapped at the water like most all wolves seem to do if they're bathed. But he was friendly when he was brushed but we still had to watch him b/c even thou he was tied to the floor on a shower rack, he paced around and had once cornered me against the wall staring me down and I'd have to scrub the shampoo in and then moved away when he snapped at the water, then move slowly toward him and scrub the soap in and finish w/the rinse. My coworker did the brushing which he loved.

[silverbulletgirl29]

But about the wolf, it's name was Thor and it was solid white, and I made sure the owner's had proof of its rabies shots. My coworker had made the appt the day beforehand and the owner didn't let her know it was a wolf instead of a dog. When it came in they gave my coworker's name and I told them that were they aware it was indeed a wolf and not even a hybrid but all wolf and they said yes, it was registered too. I said we will do the bath but 1st give me proof of rabies shots but no nailtrim

[silverbulletgirl29]

And of course, someone brought a purebred wolf to Petco and I bathed it and wiped pooped off a kangaroo's tail, but I don't mess w/wild mammals to this day, unless they are restrained and at a safari petting zoo and healthy and weren't they can't scratch or bite. Muzzled or held by the zookeeper.

[silverbulletgirl29]

Of course I may not be one to speak b/c I've done my share of handling wild animals but nothing more than baby squirrels, adult and baby birds, and one raccoon that I was dang lucky it only bit the white part on my nail and it grew back. It was trapped in a dumpster when a board pinning it down and it was a juvenile. It didn't bite until I carried it over to my friend to show. I didn't get my shots & was lucky. But to this day I don't touch anything but baby birds needing rescued.

[silverbulletgirl29]

Man! You better have gotten your postexposure rabies shots! You just got bit by a potentially dangerous animal!! I don't care if it doesn't have rabies, even if one in captivity bites a zookeeper, they have to get follow up shots even after the fact/bite. That's why they wear gloves and masks and have preexposure shots before they mess w/those things.

[xXFourthSurvivorXx]

@gchildxxx1 Doing something retarded: owning an animal that is illegal to own. There are reasons it is illegal to own a bat, reasons that you apparently fail to understand. I would list them for you, but hey, do the work yourself and look up their eco-systems, and how they react to captivity.