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[quote=Anonymous]Tonight our kids started yelling that our cat was chasing a bird around our house - we thought they were kidding. Turns out it was a bat!!  My cat was going crazy chasing it, then kind of jumped up the wall and caught it under his paws. We thought it was dead and my DH went upstairs with a bag to collect it (it was lying very still on the floor)...but all of the sudden it took off and started flying around the upstairs. In my panic I opened the window and it flew out.

What I didn't realize is that I should have captured the bat somehow so we could have it tested for rabies. I don't think my cat was bitten but he was definitely in contact with the bat for a minute or two while it lay under his paws - I don't know if he bit or licked the bat. My cat is 10 years old and received his rabies shot every year for 8 years but at present he is 21 months behind for his vaccine - F**K!!!  He's an indoor cat and hates the vet, so I wasn't all that worried about his vaccine and planned to take him in before the summer. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine this scenario - I always assumed that indoor cats aren't really at risk for rabies.

I've been reading a bit about this and it seems that because I can't prove that my cat wasn't actually bitten, I have to assume he was exposed. And though less than 6% of bats are rabid, because I wasn't able to have the bat tested, I have to act as if it was rabid. I'm terrified that I will have to euthanize my cat who I love dearly. Had anyone been in this situation? I feel sick to my stomach and so guilty that I delayed my cat's rabies vaccine.  I just never imagined my indoor cat could be exposed to rabies in my own home.[/quote]

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