Mange often affects animals that have other illnesses. I would call animal control and have them take care of it. I would definitely suggest testing for rabies.
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I appreciate your concern, however, rabies is VERY rare these days, even in wildlife. If an animal has it, they are going to die pretty quickly.Mange often affects animals that have other illnesses. I would call animal control and have them take care of it. I would definitely suggest testing for rabies.
Quote: Just what do you consider "VERY rare?" There have been at least a handful of confirmed cases (as in, tested in a laboratory confirmed) in my county every year for many years now. In 2009, there were 20 confirmed cases (with many years close to that), and that's just in this relatively small corner of North Carolina. I know a girl that had to do the shot series when she handled a (confirmed) rabid bat. There were 3 or 4 people who got chewed on by a rabid cat in the parking lot of their apartment building. A couple of years ago, two (confirmed) rabid raccoons were picked up within half a mile of my house within the same week. Animal Control doesn't have the resources to deal with any kind of hysterical "it's a wild animal, gotta trap it and kill it" nonsense; they require that the animals have actual contact with people or their pets before they will get involved, so there's no telling how many possibly rabid animals were seen but never tested because nobody was directly exposed. I can't speak for your part of the world, but in my neck of the woods, rabies is a very real, very valid concern.
I agree, rabies is nothing to mess around with. We country folks shoot any odd acting wild animal, and always assume they could be carrying it. Normal wild animals don't come usually come around, or are so bold.Just what do you consider "VERY rare?" There have been at least a handful of confirmed cases (as in, tested in a laboratory confirmed) in my county every year for many years now. In 2009, there were 20 confirmed cases (with many years close to that), and that's just in this relatively small corner of North Carolina. I know a girl that had to do the shot series when she handled a (confirmed) rabid bat. There were 3 or 4 people who got chewed on by a rabid cat in the parking lot of their apartment building. A couple of years ago, two (confirmed) rabid raccoons were picked up within half a mile of my house within the same week. Animal Control doesn't have the resources to deal with any kind of hysterical "it's a wild animal, gotta trap it and test it" nonsense; they require that the animals have actual contact with people or their pets before they will get involved, so there's no telling how many possibly rabid animals were seen but never tested because nobody was directly exposed. I can't speak for your part of the world, but in my neck of the woods, rabies is a very real, very valid concern.