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as i thought about this i am a bit confused, when we called to see about MH,
he was going to be sent to the bridge after attacking both DH and myself on seperate occasions, the vet said i would have to wait ten days to pts because they would want to make sure he wasn't rabid... but after ten days we could do it, it turned out we were able to work it out with a snip and some behavoir traning that so far he is still with us, but during this time i am just sure the vet said they would show up in ten days, Lee "Ginger-lyn Summer" wrote in message .46... If I wrote my autobiography, people would think it belonged in the fiction section. Not all these things could *possibly* happen to one person -- except for me. Last Monday, I stepped out into the hall to find a group of the cats surrounding something that looked to me like a weird double hair ball. I looked closer; it wasn't a hairball, it was a bat. A very dead bat. I grabbed a paper towel and put it in a grocery bag. Then I used the paper towel again to put it in a zip-lock bag. I called around, and my vet's office found the address and phone number of the place they send questionable animals. I called them. They gave me their courier's phone number, who told me how to package the bat and send it to the lab. The Health Department called yesterday. The bat tested positive for rabies. My cats are under "house arrest" (quarantined) for the next six months. They must get a rabies vaccination in five months. They are allowing Floyd to return home with his daddy, who is getting out of rehab on Monday. The Health Department guy is coming Monday to observe/check out my cats. I do not know what he will do or what he is looking for. There is a lot I don't know or understand. I talked to my vet, terrified I would not be able to get veterinary care if one of them got sick in the next six months. She said I could bring them in. But they've said they won't touch a cat without a rabies shot, and I cannot get them rabies shots for five months. I am terrified Internet will end up dying horribly painfully here, because I could not take him to the vet to be euthanized, if that time comes in the next six months. I also don't want him to have a rabies shot. He is so weak, I am not sure the shot itself wouldn't kill him. I am afraid for myself, too Even though the vet and the employee of hte Health Department said that it wasn't likely I was exposed, they didn't sound 100% sure. I did handle the bat without gloves or tongs I don't know if I had any open cuts or bites on my hands at the time. I usually have at least a scratch. I don't think I had anything, but I can't remember for sure. I am trying to reach my doctor to ask questions, and/or I may talk to a doctor at the Health Department. I am scared I am just this side of having a nervous breakdown. If anyone looks cross-eyed at me, I feel like I will turn into a little pile of jelly. Please, please, you wonderful, caring people: I need your purrs and prayers badly that all my cats and myself will be okay. Thank you so much. Ginger-lyn shattered |
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Soothing purrs are on their way. What an awful thing to happen! Please let
us know what your doctor says. Hugs, CatNipped "Ginger-lyn Summer" wrote in message .46... If I wrote my autobiography, people would think it belonged in the fiction section. Not all these things could *possibly* happen to one person -- except for me. Last Monday, I stepped out into the hall to find a group of the cats surrounding something that looked to me like a weird double hair ball. I looked closer; it wasn't a hairball, it was a bat. A very dead bat. I grabbed a paper towel and put it in a grocery bag. Then I used the paper towel again to put it in a zip-lock bag. I called around, and my vet's office found the address and phone number of the place they send questionable animals. I called them. They gave me their courier's phone number, who told me how to package the bat and send it to the lab. The Health Department called yesterday. The bat tested positive for rabies. My cats are under "house arrest" (quarantined) for the next six months. They must get a rabies vaccination in five months. They are allowing Floyd to return home with his daddy, who is getting out of rehab on Monday. The Health Department guy is coming Monday to observe/check out my cats. I do not know what he will do or what he is looking for. There is a lot I don't know or understand. I talked to my vet, terrified I would not be able to get veterinary care if one of them got sick in the next six months. She said I could bring them in. But they've said they won't touch a cat without a rabies shot, and I cannot get them rabies shots for five months. I am terrified Internet will end up dying horribly painfully here, because I could not take him to the vet to be euthanized, if that time comes in the next six months. I also don't want him to have a rabies shot. He is so weak, I am not sure the shot itself wouldn't kill him. I am afraid for myself, too Even though the vet and the employee of hte Health Department said that it wasn't likely I was exposed, they didn't sound 100% sure. I did handle the bat without gloves or tongs I don't know if I had any open cuts or bites on my hands at the time. I usually have at least a scratch. I don't think I had anything, but I can't remember for sure. I am trying to reach my doctor to ask questions, and/or I may talk to a doctor at the Health Department. I am scared I am just this side of having a nervous breakdown. If anyone looks cross-eyed at me, I feel like I will turn into a little pile of jelly. Please, please, you wonderful, caring people: I need your purrs and prayers badly that all my cats and myself will be okay. Thank you so much. Ginger-lyn shattered |
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Quarantine for rabies here was always six months. I assume there was a
reason for it not being less than this. If you brought a dog/cat in from abroad it would spend 6 months in quarantine to ensure it didn't have rabies. That's perhaps why we don't have rabies here. Tweed Granby wrote: I never heard of such a thing. I always thought Rabies showed up with in two weeks, not six months. You need to look this up further and call around to a couple of vets. Six months, that is crazy. I am almost positive it was 10 days to two weeks. "Ginger-lyn Summer" wrote in message .46... If I wrote my autobiography, people would think it belonged in the fiction section. Not all these things could *possibly* happen to one person -- except for me. Last Monday, I stepped out into the hall to find a group of the cats surrounding something that looked to me like a weird double hair ball. I looked closer; it wasn't a hairball, it was a bat. A very dead bat. I grabbed a paper towel and put it in a grocery bag. Then I used the paper towel again to put it in a zip-lock bag. I called around, and my vet's office found the address and phone number of the place they send questionable animals. I called them. They gave me their courier's phone number, who told me how to package the bat and send it to the lab. The Health Department called yesterday. The bat tested positive for rabies. My cats are under "house arrest" (quarantined) for the next six months. They must get a rabies vaccination in five months. They are allowing Floyd to return home with his daddy, who is getting out of rehab on Monday. The Health Department guy is coming Monday to observe/check out my cats. I do not know what he will do or what he is looking for. There is a lot I don't know or understand. I talked to my vet, terrified I would not be able to get veterinary care if one of them got sick in the next six months. She said I could bring them in. But they've said they won't touch a cat without a rabies shot, and I cannot get them rabies shots for five months. I am terrified Internet will end up dying horribly painfully here, because I could not take him to the vet to be euthanized, if that time comes in the next six months. I also don't want him to have a rabies shot. He is so weak, I am not sure the shot itself wouldn't kill him. I am afraid for myself, too Even though the vet and the employee of hte Health Department said that it wasn't likely I was exposed, they didn't sound 100% sure. I did handle the bat without gloves or tongs I don't know if I had any open cuts or bites on my hands at the time. I usually have at least a scratch. I don't think I had anything, but I can't remember for sure. I am trying to reach my doctor to ask questions, and/or I may talk to a doctor at the Health Department. I am scared I am just this side of having a nervous breakdown. If anyone looks cross-eyed at me, I feel like I will turn into a little pile of jelly. Please, please, you wonderful, caring people: I need your purrs and prayers badly that all my cats and myself will be okay. Thank you so much. Ginger-lyn shattered |
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Christina Websell wrote:
Quarantine for rabies here was always six months. I assume there was a reason for it not being less than this. If you brought a dog/cat in from abroad it would spend 6 months in quarantine to ensure it didn't have rabies. That's perhaps why we don't have rabies here. Rabies is also in wildlife populations in the US, which apparently isn't the case in the UK. But I don't think there has ever been an option to keep rabies out of North America because it was probably here before Europeans got here. Joyce -- audiophile, n: Someone who listens to the equipment instead of the music. |
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wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: Quarantine for rabies here was always six months. I assume there was a reason for it not being less than this. If you brought a dog/cat in from abroad it would spend 6 months in quarantine to ensure it didn't have rabies. That's perhaps why we don't have rabies here. Rabies is also in wildlife populations in the US, which apparently isn't the case in the UK. But I don't think there has ever been an option to keep rabies out of North America because it was probably here before Europeans got here. Joyce True. The reason we can't get rid of it in the US is because we have several native species that can carry rabies without it killing them, so there is always a population in those species to keep it active. I know bats can live with it, and have a fairly high incidence. Not at all unusual that Ginger-lins bat was rabid. Lots of skunks also have it as well as quite a few raccoons. However, I don't think it originated in the Americas. There are many places in Asia and Africa where tourists are advised to get rabies vaccinations before visiting. Lots of information at WHO. Jo |
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Rabies is also in wildlife populations in the US,
which apparently isn't the case in the UK. Almost. There are some populations of bats with it, but they rarely manage to spread it to any other species. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2508043.stm http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/dise...t-research.htm but it's much more complicated than you'd think: http://tinyurl.com/mwo8ef http://www.eurosurveillance.org/View...ArticleId=1969 The implication seems to be that "rabies" is really several different viral diseases, and immunity to one type does not necessarily give you immunity to any of the others. You need to know exactly which kind of "rabies" you're dealing with. ==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === http://www.campin.me.uk ==== Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739 557 CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic fonts ****** I killfile Google posts - email me if you want to be whitelisted ****** |
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