My girlfriend got bit by a raccoon this evening…

[iamthenick]

Coons?

When racoons try to get on our back porch, Momma just chase 'em off with a broom

 

[taskswap]

Not that this helps, but I’ve been bitten by quite a few raccoons and never saw a need for the rabies shots. Safe is always better than sorry but I’m sure she’ll be left with is nothing but a good story.

She probably will, but you got lucky. Rabies is 100% fatal with NO cure once it reaches a certain stage. The trouble is, a 100% accurate diagnosis is hard before that stage is reached, so you have to get the treatment without knowing you really need it, because once you know, you're a goner. There are those who think rabies is the basis of most vampire/werewolf myths...

 

[GSPHUNTER]

When I was growing up in Southern Wisconsin we had one for a pet, but mom made my dad get ride of it because it got nasty when dad got it drunk. Dad always gave it beer.

 

[cnelk]

When I was growing up in Southern Wisconsin we had one for a pet, but mom made my dad get ride of it because it got nasty when dad got it drunk. Dad always gave it beer.

Did your dad give your mom beer too?

 

[menhaden_man]

These are great with a marshmallow and a little scent... then a 22 subsonic to the head.

DUKE'S DOG PROOF RACCOON TRAP

The Duke Dog Proof Coon Trap features a fully enclosed dog proof design with powerful coil springs, a sensitive trigger system and a straight spade staking system. The trap is fired when the raccoon reaches in for your bait, and instead grabs the trigger, firing the trap.

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[GSPHUNTER]

Did your dad give your mom beer too?

Oh no, mom was a saint, no alcohol ever, and she wouldn't say sh#t if she had a mouth full.

 

[Beendare]

Sorry to hear that....

I would be interested to hear the whole process on the rabies shots as I've heard all kinds of crazy stuff.

I heard they inject you in the stomach or abdomen? Do they have to do injections over a few days?

 

[zdc1775]

Sorry to hear that....

I would be interested to hear the whole process on the rabies shots as I've heard all kinds of crazy stuff.

I heard they inject you in the stomach or abdomen? Do they have to do injections over a few days?

That is what my grandfather told me concerning the rabies shots he had to have after being bitten by a rat in Vietnam at the end of his second tour over there, that would have been sometime between around 67 or 68. Said it was about 16 shots in the stomach over the course of almost a month, and that they had caused him to stay an extra two or three weeks in country to finish the course of treatment.

Though that was a bit of blessing for him as several of the people he was supposed to go home with were killed during a mortar attack while they were either boarding or waiting to board the plane to take them home.

 

[cnelk]

Sorry to hear that....

I would be interested to hear the whole process on the rabies shots as I've heard all kinds of crazy stuff.

I heard they inject you in the stomach or abdomen? Do they have to do injections over a few days?

Last night she got injections around the wound, and another in the arm, along with an antibiotic shot and tetanus (she was due)

She has to go back in 3 days, get another shot, then again in 7 days, then 10, and the last one in 14 (from yesterday)

No stomach shots

 

[WCB]

While sitting on a porch drinking during a bow hunt, we had a rabid coon coming walking towards us , sprayed it with a water hose, didn’t get its attention, so my buddy took a shot with his bow and missed, hitting a buried power line, sparking a small fire,

You met the Final Coon Boss!?!

 

[Turkeytider]

That sucks man. I’ve heard those rounds of shots are painful. Hope you catch the sucker. Honestly, that’s pretty weird aggressive behavior for a coon. Prob actually does have rabies.

Yep, I`d say the chances are good that that`s a sick coon. They`re not usually aggressive.

 

[Dos Perros]

She probably will, but you got lucky. Rabies is 100% fatal with NO cure once it reaches a certain stage. The trouble is, a 100% accurate diagnosis is hard before that stage is reached, so you have to get the treatment without knowing you really need it, because once you know, you're a goner. There are those who think rabies is the basis of most vampire/werewolf myths...

Yes, but the prevalence is so dang low. Fewer than 10 deaths in the US per year. Admittedly, no one wants to die that way, rare as it is.

 

[Dos Perros]

No stomach shots

I believe those are a thing of the past...if it ever was a thing...or something our parents told us to keep us from messing with strange animals.

 

[Macintosh]

yikes! buddy got attacked out of nowhere as well, coon just ran out and latched onto his calf as he walked to his car heading to work in the morning. That one tested positive. He said the shots were "interesting" (his way of saying he's tougher than me, which is true), said it was the consistency of honey injected directly into the wound? Sounds hideous if half true, although wouldnt put it past him to have been messing with the group of people we were with when he told that story....

I love the coon/bow/fire story. Best part is the post ends with a comma, not a period. Guess that means the story aint finished??

 

[Sccritterkiller]

These are great with a marshmallow and a little scent... then a 22 subsonic to the head.

DUKE'S DOG PROOF RACCOON TRAP

The Duke Dog Proof Coon Trap features a fully enclosed dog proof design with powerful coil springs, a sensitive trigger system and a straight spade staking system. The trap is fired when the raccoon reaches in for your bait, and instead grabs the trigger, firing the trap.

www.animaltrapsandsupplies.com

A tin of wet cat food and a handful of small marshmallows is enough bait to catch 2 dozen, doesn't take a lot. Don't waste ammo...just use a flathead shovel.

 

[Lil-Rokslider]

I’ve been bitten by quite a few raccoons

You sound like a guy I need to grab a few beers with, and do more listening than talking.

 

[Jimmy]

Work is slow today

 

[ODB]

Last night she got injections around the wound, and another in the arm, along with an antibiotic shot and tetanus (she was due)

She has to go back in 3 days, get another shot, then again in 7 days, then 10, and the last one in 14 (from yesterday)

No stomach shots

Then She should be good for her next Battle Royale with Trash Panda

 

[Fatcamp]

Need more info on dog.

I imagine our dogs would be beyond excited to find a raccoon with mom.

 

[cnelk]

Need more info on dog.

I imagine our dogs would be beyond excited to find a raccoon with mom.

Dog is a heeler/catahoula mix.
She’s a good ol dog