“Most times when a raccoon is out during the day it may be rabies. However, they are also slow, disoriented, etc.”
I have seen lots of racoons out during the day and non were rabid.
The raccoon that attacked our small terrier during the day was stereotypical rabid. Charged at our dog in the yard (of course our 10 lb dog was barking at it first. But, didn’t we didn’t see it) Before we could grab our Tilly, the raccoon was on top of her. My brother chased it off. The raccoon went up in a tree and my brother waited near that’s tree till Animal Control came to get it. The raccoon tested positive for rabies. Our dog had to be quarantined during the waiting period. She was really old. She started to go into kidney failure during the quarantine period. She was put down. They tested her brain as well.
I hate raccoons.
They came into our yard with their little ones when our kids were playing because we had fruit trees. One time I picked a green peach, winged it at one. Hit it in the head and it knocked it cold for about 30 seconds. It got up and wobbled away. Racoons seem to have a memory for danger, since that stopped them for quite a while.