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Afternoon everyone!
Another question for you all. The other day there was a bat flying around my house, but by the time I grabbed the supplies to shoo it out, it had flown back to its hiding place. I searched the whole house and not a sign of it. A little while ago, I found it dead on the living room floor, blood on the floor, with the cat standing on a table over it. My assumption is that Starbuck) killed the bat. She doesn't seem to have any blood on her or anything, but I don't have another explanation for the bat's death.
So, my main question is - do I need to get her checked out for any reason (mostly rabies, though I understand that's unlikely)? I did speak to one vet's office and they told me not to worry. But I am a worrier, so I thought I'd ask you all too. They told me just to keep the bat in the fridge and call the health department in the morning. They said the health department might not even want to test the bat, but if they do, and it comes back rabies, only then do I need to take her to the vet. So, maybe I should just be more zen about it.
Also, my landlord doesn't have outdoor trash cans, we just put the trash bags on the curb the night before trash pick-up. When I do dispose of the bat, do you think it's alright to just put it in a trash bag on the curb? That doesn't seem so hygienic to me, but I also spoke to an exterminator (my town appears to be too small to have a legit animal control), who practically laughed me off the phone for doing anything other than throwing it out.
Anyway, that's all. Thanks very much for any advice you may have. Have a great day!
Best,
Isaac
Another question for you all. The other day there was a bat flying around my house, but by the time I grabbed the supplies to shoo it out, it had flown back to its hiding place. I searched the whole house and not a sign of it. A little while ago, I found it dead on the living room floor, blood on the floor, with the cat standing on a table over it. My assumption is that Starbuck) killed the bat. She doesn't seem to have any blood on her or anything, but I don't have another explanation for the bat's death.
So, my main question is - do I need to get her checked out for any reason (mostly rabies, though I understand that's unlikely)? I did speak to one vet's office and they told me not to worry. But I am a worrier, so I thought I'd ask you all too. They told me just to keep the bat in the fridge and call the health department in the morning. They said the health department might not even want to test the bat, but if they do, and it comes back rabies, only then do I need to take her to the vet. So, maybe I should just be more zen about it.
Also, my landlord doesn't have outdoor trash cans, we just put the trash bags on the curb the night before trash pick-up. When I do dispose of the bat, do you think it's alright to just put it in a trash bag on the curb? That doesn't seem so hygienic to me, but I also spoke to an exterminator (my town appears to be too small to have a legit animal control), who practically laughed me off the phone for doing anything other than throwing it out.
Anyway, that's all. Thanks very much for any advice you may have. Have a great day!
Best,
Isaac