My cat found a dead bat...worried

my 18 year old cat was out on the deck and there was a dead bat caught under the fence, (poor thing) she started pawing at it and pulled on his wing/foot with her mouth a few times, possibly his back.I put her inside and got rid of the bat, my question is she isnt vaccinated (yes stupid) and although rabies is given though saliva, do you think there is any reason to really worry here? She didn't eat anything of him, but she has a lost tooth, so im concerned that maybe she got blood in her mouth? but again its only saliva. Im very confused and i dont know if i should be upset! any insight would be appreciated.

I would call your vet ASAP.  I would also retrieve the bat from the trash and contact your nearest state conservation wildlife department to see if the bat can be tested for rabies. I don't know how long rabies is active in a deceased animal, and we don't how long that bat has been dead.

Good luck to you and your cat.

I agree.  It would be a very good idea to get the bat in for testing.  Then you'll know for sure.
 

How many times was she vaccinated against rabies when she was younger? There's fair evidence that a cat who has had at least 2 rabies vaccinations is immune for life.

But, yes, getting the bat in for testing is a good idea. Call your vet or the health department.

Your vet can give your cat a post-exposure prophylaxis treatment for rabies (shots) as doctors can for humans.  I don't know how long it takes to t test a bat to see if it had rabies. Apparently, bats usually die by drowning when they are rabid because they plunge into water to assuage their extreme thirst (this information from a local wildlife rehabilitation place I contacted when a bat got into my home).
 

Thank guys, she had rabies shot years ago so my mom claims, I'm 24 and she's almost 19 so it's hard for me to remember. My other cat also had hers. She seems ok

One shot does not immunity make. Willowy mentioned at least two are needed for fair evidence of immunity. In the U.S., vaccinations are required in many states to be given at least every three years.

Since the only place you have said the cat could have got saliva from the bat was in her mouth, you would see symptoms sooner rather than later. How long ago did your cat have contact with the bat?  Chances are that you will be fine because rabies in cooler areas is far more rare (also according to the wildlife rehab sanctuary) but I'm not sure I'd be as sanguine as you appear to be.
 

I'm still concerned but she pulled on it's wing, the head of the bat was on the other side of the fence, I've done some research since I posted and I found that it's not transmitted through blood or contact. This happened about 26 hours ago now. I'm a very anxious person so I have been obsessing over this, unfourtently the bat is long gone

Normally, a cat who has had contact with wildlife should get a rabies booster ASAP. But for a cat that age, it's hard to know whether the vaccine would be a bigger threat than the small risk of rabies. That's a tough call to make. But if you have younger cats, I recommend getting them vaccinated as soon as you can.

Contrary to popular belief, bats are no more likely than any mammal to have rabies. In most of the U.S., skunks and foxes have the highest rabies rates. It's not likely that the bat had rabies, but since it's such a fearsome disease, you do want to be careful. If your cat shows weird symptoms, dies suddenly, or disappears, go to the doctor for rabies shots immediately.