bats and rabies?

Question

Anyone know of anyone that has been bitten by a bat - if so what happened

Yes that bat was found and turned over too see if it has rabies - We are waiting to see if it has rabies - I was just wonting to know if anyone else has had this happen

Answer 1

My daughter wasn't bitten by a bat, but she did get bit by a wild animal and have to go through the series of rabies shots because unfortunately we could not catch the animal to have it tested. She was bitten on the hand so she initially had 7 injections around the bite site to stop spread of any potential infection which was incredibly painful(I don't know which one of us were crying harder, me or her). But on the plus side the rabies shots are no longer given in the stomach, they are given IM in the arm over a period of 4 months. Needless to say, she has no problem getting needles anymore!

Answer 2

We used to bet bats in the house before we got the roof fixed 10 years ago. Most bats do not have rabies. But, they absolutely can have it. We found a sick one in the driveway during the day 2 years ago. We had it tested and it did indeed have rabies. The CDC has a factual web site that will help you with any questions you have about rabies and bats. The link is below.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/rabies/bats_&_rabies/bats&.htm

Answer 3

well usually bats wont bite so if it did it most likely did have rabies so go to the ER and get it checked out

Answer 4

i know you had a bat in your house i saw from you questions lol. if it is gone..

Bats do have rabies, not all but quite a few..

Answer 5

Bats don't have rabies.

Answer 6

Bats and babies!!!