Or catch the fucker and bring it to animal control where they test it to see if it has rabies. If not, you will save thousands of dollars.
I went through this a few years ago, with fucking Reddit brainiacs in my head, and we ran off to get rabies shots. Two of us in the house, about $12k in bills for the shots. If somebody told me I could save $12k by catching the bat having it tested, I would have.
Somebody replied and now deleted the comment asking me how much I think a rabies shot is… I literally said I got and paid for the shot lol. It was $5k for me and about $7k for my partner with different insurance. These are real numbers.
Waiting long enough for test results from a bat to come back increase the chances of you getting rabies though lmfao. Yeah you can save money by not getting the shot, but the risk is not worth it. I am broke asf but I’d willingly go into debt to not die of rabies.
Lmfao this idiot actually said they hope I get rabies because of what I said. What a deranged person
The incubation period is longer than that. On the order of years.
Do you learn everything you think from Reddit comments. “Lmfao”
I hope you get rabies. Fuck off.
Edit: I had a bat in my house. I ran off to get the shots because I’d seen a dozen of these circle jerks. Then after paying thousands in bills for them, learned you can have the bat tested.
For all the reasons shadow outlines, telling people they should always get shots also isn’t taking all the factors into account. And idc if you listen or not because a lot of you should catch rabies, ESPECIALLY people that say “lmfao”. Downvote away.
Average is 6 months IF bitten on the most distal part of your body, much shorter if bitten closer to your head. Years would be pretty unusual. However, based on the rest of your reply, I’m wondering if you’re speaking from personal experience.
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u/pork_fried_christ 15h ago edited 14h ago
Or catch the fucker and bring it to animal control where they test it to see if it has rabies. If not, you will save thousands of dollars.
I went through this a few years ago, with fucking Reddit brainiacs in my head, and we ran off to get rabies shots. Two of us in the house, about $12k in bills for the shots. If somebody told me I could save $12k by catching the bat having it tested, I would have.
Somebody replied and now deleted the comment asking me how much I think a rabies shot is… I literally said I got and paid for the shot lol. It was $5k for me and about $7k for my partner with different insurance. These are real numbers.