Posted on 10/07/2025 9:20:04 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A Mexican free tailed bat found on September 29th, 2025, in the Cachagua area of unincorporated Monterey County has tested positive for the rabies virus, the County of Monterey has reported.
Hitchcock Road Animal Services investigated this incident and determined that there was exposure to owned pet(s) and those pet(s) that were exposed have been placed under quarantine. No human exposure has been identified.
Officials also warn that domestic animals, including companion dogs and cats, are at higher risk for rabies once they come in contact with wildlife.
Pet owners are reminded to visit veterinarians regularly and keep up with rabies shots.
Owners are asked to take the following precautions:
-Owners should avoid leaving their pets outside unattended, particularly at dawn and dusk when wildlife can be most active.
-Owners of domestic livestock species such as horses, sheep, goats, pigs and cattle should discuss rabies vaccinations with their veterinarian as these species are also susceptible to rabies infections from rabid wild animals.
-Residents should avoid leaving pet food and water outside because it encourages wildlife activity around the home.
-People should avoid contact with wildlife, particularly skunks and bats, at all times. Do not touch or approach animals acting strangely. If any wild animals are found dead, acting abnormally or ill, keep your distance and report it to Animal Control at 831-454-7224
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Important safety tip. Thank you, Egon.
Getting tired. Read the previous article title and this one blurred together. Thought it said Greta got rabies from the flotilla.
Cripes, don’t eat the damn things, you’ll get Covid.
Probly not that rabid.
This is a Mexican bat. You’ll get el covido.
Ha. Those three hour cruises can end up with strange bedfellows. ๐ฅ๏ธ
If the guys catch anything it won’t be worth it like being with Mary Ann or Ginger.
Old Gutfeld line: Marilyn Monroe never could tell which Kennedy brother gave her the Seven Year Itch.
Monterey, California
Hey, whats the big deal? Itโs Commiefornia! They are all already batshite crazy!
As opposed to what other Monterey?
Are you willing to swear that there is only one Monterey? It appears that that is the case, but assuming it is so is a bit presumptive.
I’m sure there are a few towns called Monterey (There is a tiny one in Indiana.) But usually it’s the one in California. People confuse it with city in Mexico called Monterrey.
Poor Greta.
How do bats, that are insectivores, get rabies? What is the transmission mechanism? Are they bitten by rabid moths?
bats are mammals, mammals contract rabies, bats usually contract rabies when a rabid bat bites another bat and thereby perpetuates the disease ... as to how the first bat way back in the hazy past got rabies the first time, you might as well ask how the first dog, wolf, skunk, or cat got rabies in the first place as well ... once rabies gets in a population it stays ...
An Illegal Mexican bat?
Bet vaccination rates are down for pets as well as people.
Are owners finally figuring out that pet vaccines are problematic, too.
Especially these days.
Yeah, good luck with that Big Pharma.
Safety and efficacy assessment of an mRNA rabies vaccine in dogs, rodents, and cynomolgus macaques
Human isn't the only blood on Big Pharma's hands...
And Big Vet is just as evil as Big Med.
From coming into contact with another mammal.
Re: 17 - I donโt believe they are down with all the free clinics available.
And why would pet vaccines be problematic?
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