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Rusty Mase wrote:

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 00:02:28 GMT, "Robert Alexander"
wrote:

Dear Austinites,
You may laugh but shortly after the sunflower seeds ran out, the booger flew
into a rage and mauled the photographer.

The rabies shots were tough but we think he's gonna make it.

I hope the photographer went to a doctor to obtain medical advice
prior to taking these shots. According to the Center for Disease
Control:

".........no transmission of rabies from a rodent to a human (or any
other mammal) has ever been documented in the United States".
CDC. Rabies prevention - United States, 1999. MMWR 1999;
48(RR1):11-21.

Now, it might take more digging into the published information to
really verify this but any medical professional that recommended
rabies shots for a squirrel bite is simply selling shots and is likely
guilty of malpractice.

On the off-hand chance that you are merely joshing us, you need to be
aware that some folks might not get the pun.

Rusty Mase
Paisano Industries LLP
www.paisano.com

As a general rule, if there is any question of rabies from a rodent
attack, the city will confiscate and kill the animal, and remove it's
head to have it examined for rabies PRIOR to giving the "victim" rabies
shots...

If it is indeed an attack squirrel, it needs to be kept away from other
people for it's own safety. It happened here in our town once. A guy had
a pet squirrel that he'd raised from a baby and it bit someone. The
shelter confiscated it and killed it.

It's the law. :-(

K.

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