Afraid of being bitten by a bat?

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Afraid of being bitten by a bat?

Postby Chisamba » Mon Jul 11, 2016 4:56 pm

Did we have a thread on the old UD, about some one afraid of being bitten by a bat. Well I bitten, my fault, trying to save a fallen bat. Well, when you have a friend who is an ER specialist doctor, and they insist you go to the ER, you end up being s pincushion.

Multiple immunoglobulin shots, because I am a bit heavy and they do it by weight,. And Rabies vaccines. And tetanus , for good measure.

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Postby goldhorse » Mon Jul 11, 2016 5:16 pm

I am so sorry.

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Postby PaulaO » Mon Jul 11, 2016 5:19 pm

Yikes! I'm sorry. No good deed goes unpunished.

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Postby Moutaineer » Mon Jul 11, 2016 7:20 pm

Yeah, bats are tricky. Sorry you have to go through all that.

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Postby khall » Mon Jul 11, 2016 8:27 pm

Good call on getting treatment, should be multiple shots over weeks, at least it was for me. My horses were attacked by a rabid fox and had saliva all over their face that I had to wipe off. Even though I was cautious due to rabies concerns, my father insisted that I get the vaccine done because as we all know rabies tends to be fatal, not worth the risk however slight and being bitten by a bat would be an even greater risk!

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Postby Chisamba » Mon Jul 11, 2016 11:27 pm

khall wrote:Good call on getting treatment, should be multiple shots over weeks, at least it was for me. My horses were attacked by a rabid fox and had saliva all over their face that I had to wipe off. Even though I was cautious due to rabies concerns, my father insisted that I get the vaccine done because as we all know rabies tends to be fatal, not worth the risk however slight and being bitten by a bat would be an even greater risk!


They gave me a large number of booster IGG shots, and a vaccine, the test to be given atv specified internals yes. The last being 7 / 25

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Postby fergusnc » Mon Jul 11, 2016 11:35 pm

Oh no! Well, I never was afraid of being bitten by a bat before...love watching them and getting bat boxes up is on my long to-do list...but now maybe I am a little concerned?

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Postby Chisamba » Mon Jul 11, 2016 11:56 pm

Does no one else remember the thread on the old board where someone was terrified by the idea? I thought I remembered such, it came to mind after I got bitten.

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Re: Afraid of being bitten by a bat?

Postby Flight » Tue Jul 12, 2016 12:53 am

Sounds very nasty!!

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Postby amygdala » Tue Jul 12, 2016 1:10 am

i'm sorry you got bitten! and sorry about the ER, shots etc.

but i'm kinda jealous that you still HAVE bats-- all of mine are gone....

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Postby Kyra's Mom » Tue Jul 12, 2016 3:25 am

That is a lot of pokes but far better safe than sorry. Susan
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Postby Tarlo Farm » Tue Jul 12, 2016 12:47 pm

Oh no! Nephew got bitten by a raccoon and had a summer of shots, every three weeks if I remember correctly. Glad they have it streamlined. Thanks for trying to help the bat.

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Re: Afraid of being bitten by a bat?

Postby texsuze » Thu Jul 14, 2016 9:35 pm

Did you end up being able to get the bat tested for rabies? Yeah, yeah, I know, they must be dead to be tested. But just wondering. Good that you went ahead and acted on the presumption of rabies. How are things going?

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Re: Afraid of being bitten by a bat?

Postby Chisamba » Thu Jul 14, 2016 10:11 pm

No the bat escaped with its head intact.

Second set of shots today,. I do get tired and a bit icky after effects.

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Postby Quelah » Sat Jul 16, 2016 2:00 am

Yes and I'm not sure it was being bitten by a bat or just that she had a mortal fear of getting rabies. I can picture her face, can't remember her screen name. If I'm thinking of the correct person she had a Lusitano, lived in New England….Sol was the horse and her name was Gabby?

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Postby Chisamba » Sat Jul 16, 2016 3:45 am

Quelah wrote:Yes and I'm not sure it was being bitten by a bat or just that she had a mortal fear of getting rabies. I can picture her face, can't remember her screen name. If I'm thinking of the correct person she had a Lusitano, lived in New England….Sol was the horse and her name was Gabby?

i thought i remembered that!

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Re: Afraid of being bitten by a bat?

Postby amygdala » Sat Jul 16, 2016 4:06 am

i think you mean frogling (udbb) now boudicea (ddbb)

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Postby Larbear » Sat Jul 16, 2016 10:43 pm

Chisamba wrote:Did we have a thread on the old UD, about some one afraid of being bitten by a bat. Well I bitten, my fault, trying to save a fallen bat.


Sooo....umm....is the bat ok? ;) I do like bats, I'da done the same thing!

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Postby Chisamba » Sun Jul 17, 2016 1:33 am

Larbear wrote:
Chisamba wrote:Did we have a thread on the old UD, about some one afraid of being bitten by a bat. Well I bitten, my fault, trying to save a fallen bat.


Sooo....umm....is the bat ok? ;) I do like bats, I'da done the same thing!

The bat went to bat ER to be treated for human poisoning ;). It is recovering, but just cant get that nasty taste out if it's mouth. :D

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Postby LeoApp » Sun Jul 17, 2016 8:34 pm

At least your sense of humor is intact! Can't be too careful with bats. I don't know why every one is considered to possibly have rabies, but they are SO beneficial to the environment.

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Postby kande50 » Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:26 pm

LeoApp wrote:At least your sense of humor is intact! Can't be too careful with bats. I don't know why every one is considered to possibly have rabies, but they are SO beneficial to the environment.


I don't think it would matter what species it was, because if it might transmit rabies then treatment is recommended. I know someone who picked up a little owl that punctured her skin with its talons, and her doctor told her she should have the rabies shots in case the owl's talons had come in contact with a rabid animal. She did, and was told at the time that she was protected for the rest of her life, which I hope is true because she was handling a feral cat last year.

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Re: Afraid of being bitten by a bat?

Postby Larbear » Mon Jul 18, 2016 10:28 am

Chisamba wrote:
Larbear wrote:
Chisamba wrote:Did we have a thread on the old UD, about some one afraid of being bitten by a bat. Well I bitten, my fault, trying to save a fallen bat.


Sooo....umm....is the bat ok? ;) I do like bats, I'da done the same thing!

The bat went to bat ER to be treated for human poisoning ;). It is recovering, but just cant get that nasty taste out if it's mouth. :D


:D :lol:

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Re: Afraid of being bitten by a bat?

Postby Chisamba » Tue Jul 19, 2016 12:09 am

3/4 of the way through the series and feeling washed out post injection. It's quite a challenge to the immune system. I wish I could take the night off.

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Re: Afraid of being bitten by a bat?

Postby texsuze » Tue Jul 19, 2016 4:01 pm

Glad you are hanging in there, but I suppose you have no choice in the matter! I hate shots, and fear them probably as much as rabies itself. Rabies is endemic around here, the culprit typically being the skunk strain. And we, too, love and appreciate the bats---when they don't bite!

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Re: Afraid of being bitten by a bat?

Postby Boudicea » Wed Jul 20, 2016 2:37 am

Yea it's me. Still not really a fan of bats or rabies but doing ok thanks to medication. lol

hope you start to feel better soon Chisamba.

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Re: Afraid of being bitten by a bat?

Postby Chisamba » Wed Jul 20, 2016 11:39 am

Boudicea wrote:Yea it's me. Still not really a fan of bats or rabies but doing ok thanks to medication. lol

hope you start to feel better soon Chisamba.

Thanks for checking in,. Glad you are doing okay. I'm looking forward took the end of the treatment!!


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