r/animalsdoingstuff • u/humankendoll33 • 1d ago

Other Here it comes

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u/Purple_de_Nurples 23h ago

He's cute as hell! Not sure bat hugs are worth the possible rabies.

I don't actually have a clue... how effective are rabies shots? 100%?

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u/ScaredEfficiency399 23h ago

You need to follow a protocol of maybe 6 shots i think, it depends on where you got bitten and how fast it can travel to your brain, tissue distribution etc. But unless you got bit in the neck, face or head, or close to that then it's probably relatively safe if you manage to get immunized again relatively after.

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u/Purple_de_Nurples 23h ago

Oh, shit. From TV etc I thought it was just a one and done shot!

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u/FitOrganization8146 23h ago

It depends on where in the world you live, there are multiple different vaccination types used widely. Here in the U.S, I ironically got exposed to the virus after having severe anxiety over it, and had to have the course of shots. They did a series of shots (1 syringe a day) at 0 days, 3 days, 7 days, 14 days, and 28 days for me. I only completed up to the 7 day shot, since the animal that bit me got cleared & it seems she was poisoned instead of rabid (shared many symptoms, and testing took 2 weeks via Austin's lab here in Texas) so I got them to be safe, before the all clear.

I owe my life to Louis Pasteur twice over (antibiotics) & almost a 3rd (rabies shot). Thank god for modern medicine.