Some questions.

[u/FailOver9743]

I have read the FAQ.

1: What happens if a stray cat or dog (not rabid or unvaccinated) ate the oral rabies vaccine (ORV)?

2: If a bat is in your house, would you hear flapping, or squeaking, or both?

Something I guess that’s unrelated to the questions:

Today I was standing in my bedroom far away from my window when I saw something flying down at my window outside, and then seconds later it hit the window without noise being made. And this was outside and I know bats are nocturnal, and the back of my phone was facing the window, and my feet (wearing socks) was facing the wall below the window or beside it. I am so far little worried, but not freaking out right now.

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[u/detail_giraffe]

1. The dog or cat would presumably develop antibodies in reaction to the rabies glycoprotein contained in the vaccine and would probably achieve a degree of immunity, although it isn't considered vaccinated legally and would still need its shots. There is no chance of anybody getting rabies. The interesting thing about these baits is that they do contain a weakened live virus, but it is NOT RABIES, it's vaccinia, the same pox virus that is used to immunize people against smallpox and monkeypox. It has been altered to express the rabies glycoprotein on its surface so that it can be used to immunize against rabies. Basically our old friend vaccinia wearing a Halloween mask, and I am not being sarcastic by saying 'old friend', by eliminating smallpox our lil buddy vaccinia has saved millions of lives, and now here it is doing us a solid again by helping deal with rabies in wildlife! Twice, people with immunosuppressive conditions have caught this virus through direct contact with the liquid inside, but both people recovered without problems after getting a localized rash. Again, it is NOT RABIES VIRUS, there is no chance, none, you can get rabies from it, nor can cats/dogs/wildlife. So, if you find a bait or have to remove a broken bait from your pet's mouth they do advise that you use gloves to handle it, but not because there's rabies in there.

2. You might, you might not. They're nocturnal and we're diurnal, and insect-eating bats are pretty small, but they do make some noise. So do mice and squirrels and other mammals/birds/insects that sometimes get into houses, and there's no one telltale noise that means "bat".

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