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[RC] rabies and bats - Lynn WhiteI?m not an expert on bats, but I learned quite a bit
about them when I was constructing bat houses. Bats
can carry rabies, and because they tend to live/breed
in communal environments the disease is spread rapidly
amongst them. The good news about bats and rabies is
that the disease incapacitates and kills bats REALLY
fast so they don?t have a lot of time to spread the
disease to other populations. It?s probably the
reason that we don?t see many disease reports which
include bats. I have three bat houses on my
property. Bats do a great job with mosquitoes and I
just like to have them around. They are such neat
little creatures. But my horses are vaccinated for
rabies.
When bats get sick they can?t fly and they just flop
around on the ground. My concern is my horse coming
upon a sick bat while grazing and getting bit on the
nose. My colt is particularly curious and will sniff
and investigate anything. Heck, he might even try to
eat the darn thing! I?m not trying to make anyone
fearful of bats; in fact I am a proponent of bat
conservation. But rabies is a concern that one should
be aware of and take precautions with. Never, under
any circumstances pick up a downed bat with your bare
hands!
Lynn
"Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people"
-W.C. Fields
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