Rabies Scare
#7002285
09/27/20 08:09 PM
09/27/20 08:09 PM
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Joined: Jul 2016
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Bear Tracker
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Well I have been trying to figure out how to title this and write it. Let me start out by saying, yep I got careless and it took less than a glance away or a split second. This started 10 ten days before my act. My wife went to the beef barn and when she walked through the open sliding doors a skunk sprayed. She received a slight indirect hit on her right shoulder. Trust me when she walked in the house she was sent to the deck. LOL. Seriously I thought this was funny. Karma right.
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I was placing the cap back on the needled and looked down and (poked my ring finger with the needle. . I went to bathroom, washed with warm soapy water then rinsed it with alcohol. I proceeded to fire up the computer and send a message to The Beav. Since I have reentered trapping I have asked Beav for advice and he has always helped. He told me "this is serious and you need to contact your doctor as soon as you can".
To say the least I was anxious. Friday morning I called my doctors office, had to wait for a return call. Told the nurse what had happened she spoke to the doctor and they had to call me back. In the mean time I get a call from the county health department where I doctor. Then I had to call my county health department where I live and the incident happened and my vet. I get the call back, have to leave work, take the skunk to the vet, get the head taken off and sent to Madison before 12:00. Now I have to wait until Monday since it is Friday afternoon.
Monday comes no call, this is in the back of my head all along and more than a little concerned. Tuesday at 9:30 am the vet clinic calls and says not sure when you will get this call so we thought we would let you know, the skunk is (NEGATIVE) for rabies. Whew! Called the wife texted the kids, told the office people. Thank the good Lord! I also sent The Beav a message. His last one back to me I thought I was hearing from my Dad. He messaged me: "Be more careful next time!" The good news no rabies, and a reminder to all of us be careful. Thanks Beav
Last edited by white17; 09/27/20 10:26 PM.
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Re: Rabies Scare
[Re: Bear Tracker]
#7002305
09/27/20 08:24 PM
09/27/20 08:24 PM
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Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 4,177 Eau Claire Wi
Trap Setter
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Yup cut myself splitting a skunk tail a couple years ago. I have a splitter but it was in my fur room in the basement and the wife wont let me skin skunks in the house. Anyhow I said to myself I can split this with my skinning knife just don't cut yourself. Yup two seconds later. Same run, call dr. county health, and vet then send head and wait anxiously.
Glad you are ok. We all need a reminder sometimes thanks for posting this.
Life sure is tough when you don't learn from the mistakes of others.
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Re: Rabies Scare
[Re: tomahawker]
#7002455
09/27/20 10:15 PM
09/27/20 10:15 PM
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Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 2,963 Central Ontario, Canada
Crit-R-Dun
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Was skinning a coyote and got a lil aggressive, a spurt of blood hit me in the eye so good I winced and blindly stumbled to the spigot. Hands were covered in blood and grease already. I thought about that for days after. Only thing is now I want my belly scratched and hump the mail lady’s leg. But she’s a good sport and comes back every day. I use to think I was a wolf, but I'm alright nooooooooooowwwww!!!
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Re: Rabies Scare
[Re: Fisher Man]
#7002504
09/27/20 10:58 PM
09/27/20 10:58 PM
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eastwood44mag
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I got the pre exposure shots. A series of three. Cost $ 300. My health insurance covered it. Have since been bitten by a fox. Just needed a booster shot. Pre exposure shots protect you from the exposure that you did not know you had. When I last looked into it, my insurance didn't cover pre-exposure, and it was between 3 and 4 k for the pre-exposure, but they did cover post-exposure (half that amount). Guess they didn't believe in getting ahead of the game.
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Re: Rabies Scare
[Re: Bear Tracker]
#7002509
09/27/20 11:06 PM
09/27/20 11:06 PM
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Joined: Feb 2012
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I deal with animals every day for work plus when I trap in fall. I don’t see the advantage of pre exposure at all. You still have to get a shot If something happens . Why not get them at once and you don’t have to worry About any side effects unless something happens that warrants a rabies shot.
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Re: Rabies Scare
[Re: Bear Tracker]
#7002828
09/28/20 12:00 PM
09/28/20 12:00 PM
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Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 18,531 Green County Wisconsin
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glad you don't have rabies
a friends daughter just went through the treatment this summer. she got bit by a bat
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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Re: Rabies Scare
[Re: Bear Tracker]
#7002850
09/28/20 12:27 PM
09/28/20 12:27 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
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The Beav
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The WTA did a rabies test awhile back. WE trapped and picked up about a about 100 road killed skunks and had all of them tested. If I remember right about 40% tested positive for rabies. This Isn't something to take for granted. Get checked.
Bear Tracker did the right thing why take a chance.
Last edited by The Beav; 09/28/20 12:29 PM.
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Re: Rabies Scare
[Re: The Beav]
#7003147
09/28/20 07:20 PM
09/28/20 07:20 PM
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The WTA did a rabies test awhile back. WE trapped and picked up about a about 100 road killed skunks and had all of them tested. If I remember right about 40% tested positive for rabies. This Isn't something to take for granted. Get checked.
Bear Tracker did the right thing why take a chance.
Oh I agree he did the right thing. I’m just saying saliva in a cut or on a needle would be more likely to infect you than the actual blood from an infected animal. Maybe I’m wrong.
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