After a go-round with 3 rabid coons in my yard, I had to fight to get the shots.
The SPCA said it was “unnecessary” because they believed I didn’t “have rabies” but would not let me visit the shelter animals because I had been exposed to rabies and was a threat to them. <-— o.O
I also had to bag the coons and take them to the SPCA, myself.
When the infuriated health department head got involved, they finally agreed to test the coons [all 3, positive] then I was told to go the ER.
The doctor said I could not get rabies unless I had a deep puncture wound bite.
When I said that was not true, he sat down and *Googled rabies*!
And only after reading a website that seemed to “surprise” him, he gave me the first shot *9 days after the exposure*.
By that time, thinking no one was going to bother treating me, I had made up a list of people I was going to bite.
What is scary (as told by my vet, who gets the antibodies herself) is that rabies can remain dormant for a few years in a person’s system.
Just wanted to let you know, in a purely platonic way, I love you.