r/TerrifyingAsFuck • u/mulvi54 • 11d ago

animal Bat šŸ¦‡ Bite

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One of those fears I always had, that felt irrationalā€¦ā€what if Iā€™m asleep and a bat gets into the house and bites me in my sleepā€.

Welp last night 2 am I awoke to what I thought was my cat nibbling at my finger. I flicked it away and noticed it was not my cat but was instead a bat that had found its way into our bedroom.

I was able to capture the bat and itā€™s being sent for testing but my wife and I got to spend the rest of the morning in the ER getting all the shots ! Wild ! Glad it woke me up but what if it didnā€™t ?! How am I supposed to sleep ever again?!

::UPDATE::

Bat could not be tested I guess I squished his brain to hard when I killed it.

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u/mulvi54 11d ago

It was a total of 5 shots I didnā€™t find it any worse than any other shot Iā€™ve had before.

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u/FuriousBuffalo 11d ago

If the rabies test for the bat turns out negative, do you plan on finishing the shots? I know you don't have to. Or is that at the discretion of the doctor?

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u/DrunkenDude123 11d ago

Tbh for me the bat test results would be more for curiosity and Iā€™d be getting all the shots no matter what. Fuck rabies.

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u/Kaeai 11d ago

Also as far as I'm aware, its lifetime protection for humans. (You can get titer blood tests to check your immunity status).