FBI agent shoots pit bull

[BobR]

In the East raccoons were, and may still be, a huge rabies vector, along with bats. Bats likely cause more transmission cases, but raccoon populations have been hard hit with rabies for years.

Bats, raccoons, fox, skunk and coyotes are what I have considered "normal" vectors for rabies. Some medical professionals recommend rabies shots if you happen to be sleeping in a room and then discover a bat with you. I am not sure I would go that far but then again rabies infection has a nearly 100% mortality in humans. If bitten it can be prevented with rabies vaccine and  rabies immunoglobulin. No, it does not go into the stomach (abdomen) with a huge needle. Just a normal shot although the immunoglobulin is infiltrated around the bite.

bob 

[zxcvbob]

Bats, raccoons, fox, skunk and coyotes are what I have considered "normal" vectors for rabies. Some medical professionals recommend rabies shots if you happen to be sleeping in a room and then discover a bat with you. I am not sure I would go that far but then again rabies infection has a nearly 100% mortality in humans. If bitten it can be prevented with rabies vaccine and  rabies immunoglobulin. No, it does not go into the stomach (abdomen) with a huge needle. Just a normal shot although the immunoglobulin is infiltrated around the bite.

bob

https://www.foxnews.com/story/texas-teen-dies-of-rabies  This was one of my brother's students.  (I thought it was in Kingwood rather than Humble)  He did not know that he'd been bitten.

[K Frame]

"Some medical professionals recommend rabies shots if you happen to be sleeping in a room and then discover a bat with you."

Yep. Exactly what happened with my Mom. She came in contact with a bat in her house. Doctor's office didn't even hesitate when she called in -- they sent her straight to the ER.

[Bogie]

Not gonna feed the critters. That neighbor hates whitey, and with my luck, one of them would choke on a hot dog...

[Pb]

How do you propose to enforce your ban? Come and seize dogs from people like me?

Ok, I'll give your pitbull a pass if he bites an FBI agent.

[Calumus]

Nothing wrong with a pitbull they are good dogs.

How do you propose to enforce your ban? Come and seize dogs from people like me?

You can pry my Stafford’s leash from my cold, dead hands.

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