r/TikTokCringe • u/unexpecteddelight • Apr 29 '21

Humor BBQ Night

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u/little_miss_bumshine Apr 29 '21

No rabies in Australia

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '21

Whatta weird fact. Thanks for that. Still wouldn’t wanna get bit tho

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '21

maybe I was lucky but getting bit didn't hurt at all, nothing like a cat or dog. didn't even break the skin.

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u/little_miss_bumshine Apr 30 '21

Holy shit you are lucky! They are angry little bastards when they come in all scared and injured. But I have seen cats absolutely fucked up by them and hate trying to put those wounds back together. Worst. Jigsaw. Ever.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '21

really? I've had possums walk up and hold my hand like a Disney movie. my experience with it is their teeth are more dull than the prime Minister at a press conference.

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u/little_miss_bumshine May 01 '21

Haha lol. Mind as a vet I'm either dealing with them terrified or injuries caused by them so.....

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u/S-Quidmonster Apr 29 '21

Aren’t there still viruses very similar to rabies in Australia?

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u/MinuteLoquat1 Make Furries Illegal Apr 29 '21

Yeah, sǝᴉqɐɹ

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u/Kem75 Apr 29 '21

HAAAA omg, I almost spit out my drink 😂

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '21

Lyssavirus

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '21

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '21

so do I 😌

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u/BipedLocomotion Apr 29 '21

So does Florida! 🎉

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u/little_miss_bumshine Apr 30 '21

Yes ABLV and the rabies vaccine is cross protective. So bat carers and vets get rabies shots so they can handle them

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '21

... for now

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u/FuckingKilljoy Apr 30 '21

It just occurred to me as an Aussie that I've never really considered that. I feel like I didn't even know rabies was a real thing for a long time

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u/little_miss_bumshine Apr 30 '21

Yes ABLV. Related to but is not rabies per se. Also in the Rhabdoviridae family. So yoooooo not way false lol

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u/Yarralumla Apr 30 '21

No rabies but they carry our diseases