It almost sounds like a yeast infection.
Al. the one behind the batting cages was 20 years ago also. I was in a treestand bow hunting for deer. He walked passed my stand at about 60 yards. I got a great look at the entire body and def Mt lion. The second one was 11 years ago, wiffey and I were sippin our coffee on the back deck. There were 3 deer fawns in the back yard. Suddenly and out of nowhere we saw the lion lunge at one of the fawns, another great look at a huge long tailed cat. Two days later our neighbor asked us if we have seen the lion.
I was raised a rangers fan, but it's just too painful. I had to give it up! Good luck, man -
Thanks Christine, always a good reminder. I don't know, unless your daughter had cuts on her or was putting the hen up to her mouth, I wouldn't go through with the shots. From what I remember, they are in the stomach, with long needles. In other words, the sort of thing that could cause a life-long fear to develop if given at age 5. I hope you catch the fox though. If it hasn't been hanging around people and runs away when seen, chances are it's not rabid.Someone please tell me I am crazy. So we had this whole fox episode and we secured the chickens and set out a trap. Then someone of my friends has to say to me "wow, I hope it wasn't rabid and you picked up those chickens afterward".So, me, always the one to be worried about cross contamination in almost all things, cripes, it takes me a half hour to get out of a public bathroom secondary to the "protocols" that must be followed... didn't even register that on the day or day after the massacre. So, I call the doc, doc says "gee, I don't know, go to the er and see what they say", so I go to the er. The PA says "well, either way you can have the vaccination", the head nurse says "I wouldn't have the vaccination unless you absolutely must because it is really nasty", the doc says "we have to call the NYS dept of health to get approval", NYS dept of health says "it happened in NJ so you have to call them", NJ dept of health says "probably 0 risk, but the doc must make the call", the doc, after pondering this for 3 hours finally comes to the room and says, wait for it.... "it is up to you"
and people wonder what is wrong with our healthcare system (I am a doc btw, but a musculoskeletal type, not an infectious disease specialist).
Here is my dilemma. Haven't caught the fox yet, saw him 2 times though and he looks fine, just not very fearful. It may or may not have rabies (animal control and dept of health say it doesn't sound like it), it may or may not have gotten slobber on the chickens that I handled, it may or may not have been viable virus if it was present, it may or may not have gotten on my hands, it may or may not have then gotten in my eyes, nose, mouth, or open wound before I washed.
Do I vaccinate? I have a few more days before I must make a final decision. The issue is less for me, but more for my 5 year old who picked up her favorite girl who was rolled by the fox (despite me telling her not to, the one time she refuses to listen, right)? Do I put her through the rabies shots for this astronomically low risk? Balancing the fact that rabies is 100% fatal once symptoms begin. If the vaccine didn't carry its own set of risks, it would be a no brainer.
If I could get a look at the fox today, I will be pretty sure we are safe (they usually die within 7 days of being infectious, at minimum it would be obviously acting oddly).
Anyway, if you stuck with this little diatribe this far: reminder not to handle any secondary objects that may or may not have come into contact with an unknown animals mouth. TELL YOUR KIDS TOO!
Ok Mr HungerGames Guy - that's a nice sentiment, but I still wouldn't want my teenager facing a Mountain Lion with nothing but a shotgun. Seriously, just leave it alone. Please? Work on keeping your siblings inside or better yet buy them very loud annoying horns and orange vests to wear.
