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Bummer you are sick, too. But it'll be kinda nice just to stay in tonight. Hope you feel better soon!
You too!
Bummer you are sick, too. But it'll be kinda nice just to stay in tonight. Hope you feel better soon!
Spending Valentine's Day on call. Seems like everyone has decided to skip the romance in favor of sitting at home staring at their animals. I've already had my arm up three rectums and two uteruses. Oh the glamour.
Sounds like a very "intimate" Valentine's Day...
Yup...More. F***ing. Snow.
feel better!ended up having to go to the hospital for an insanely bad migraine. still not totally gone and viro test is on monday.
ugh. please tell me you have your pre-exposure series.I must be getting complacent with all the bats I've been handling lately because this is the second week in a row I had one bite my glove. And this time I really thought he may have bitten through. Luckily there weren't any holes in the vinyl glove I had on underneath the fabric one so there's no chance I was potentially inoculated with rabies. Ughh. Just makes me think of all the bats people drop off at work for euthanasia and rabies testing because there's a slight chance they were bitten in their sleep (because bats are vicious creatures that come out of hibernation and attack you in the middle of the night for no reason whatsoever ) and an even more slim chance they have rabies.
And I just remembered the squirrel pee I got in my eye earlier. Just one of those days...
While only ~6% of bats have rabies, they are the #1 cause of rabies in humans. I understand why people bring them in to be tested. If I found a bat in my room, I'd do the same thing. For starters, I have 3 mammals running around covered in fur that won't be able to tell me or show me where a bat has potentially bitten them. I've never been bitten by a bat, but I can feel the exact moment a mosquito bite me, so I feel like I could feel a bat bite IF I was awake. But who knows.I must be getting complacent with all the bats I've been handling lately because this is the second week in a row I had one bite my glove. And this time I really thought he may have bitten through. Luckily there weren't any holes in the vinyl glove I had on underneath the fabric one so there's no chance I was potentially inoculated with rabies. Ughh. Just makes me think of all the bats people drop off at work for euthanasia and rabies testing because there's a slight chance they were bitten in their sleep (because bats are vicious creatures that come out of hibernation and attack you in the middle of the night for no reason whatsoever ) and an even more slim chance they have rabies.
And I just remembered the squirrel pee I got in my eye earlier. Just one of those days...
Yeah but most normal bats don't spend a lot of near humans. So I'm sure the bats that co-habitate with people have a higher incidence due to some of the issues with rabies.While only ~6% of bats have rabies
i initially read this as "isofluorane to the right eye" i'm tired!What do you do that has you handling bats? Any place I've worked has a strict policy of euthanizing any bats that present, doing so via isofluorane OD and without any human handling. Is it for rehab purposes??
I think the 6% is the statistic the CDC hands out, and if I remember right, it's based off of only bats that do co-habitate with people (or live closely enough to where they were found near a home or something) and were brought in because there was a concern for whatever reason. If someone were able to extrapolate that 6% to the entire bat population in the country, it'd probably be way lower then.Yeah but most normal bats don't spend a lot of near humans. So I'm sure the bats that co-habitate with people have a higher incidence due to some of the issues with rabies.
bahaha I need to be more careful with abbreviations! iso to the right eye....doesn't sound fun. Reminds me of the time I watched a frog get euthanized with iso mixed with lube and applied to the skin....kind of awful to watch.i initially read this as "isofluorane to the right eye" i'm tired!
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110131133323.htmI think the 6% is the statistic the CDC hands out, and if I remember right, it's based off of only bats that do co-habitate with people (or live closely enough to where they were found near a home or something) and were brought in because there was a concern for whatever reason. If someone were able to extrapolate that 6% to the entire bat population in the country, it'd probably be way lower then.
Edit: I realize that I said "6% of bats" so my bad!
bahaha I need to be more careful with abbreviations! iso to the right eye....doesn't sound fun. Reminds me of the time I watched a frog get euthanized with iso mixed with lube and applied to the skin....kind of awful to watch.
http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/bats/education/ hm....conflicting statistics....http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110131133323.htm
looks like at least 10% that are brought to be tested...
http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/bats/education/ hm....conflicting statistics....
The study I cited uses CDC data. It could even be newer data. The CDC info you cited doesn't give a study.http://www.cdc.gov/rabies/bats/education/ hm....conflicting statistics....
The CDC recommends testing bats/getting post-exposure vaccines for people who have found a bat in a room when they were sleeping. Also in rooms with small children/drunk people (thanks, emerging diseases class).
You'd think the CDC would keep their website up to date though. They are supposed to be the go-to for these things...The study I cited uses CDC data. It could even be newer data. The CDC info you cited doesn't give a study.
not disagreeing with anyone. I was offering a % since the 'OP' suggested that having a rabid bat in your home is rare, when any % you choose to use shows that it occurs often enough to make testing the bat a good idea. The OP made it seem like sending bats in without blinking an eye isn't necessary.Even that CDC link backs up what dy is saying...
"any bat that is active by day or is found in a place where bats are not usually seen like in your home or on your lawn just might be rabid"
Because it is just as dy was saying... rabies causes behavior changes which leads to bats being found in odd places... homes, churches, etc. Just get the bat tested to be sure. The exact % of how many end up being positive isn't what is important.
What do you do that has you handling bats? Any place I've worked has a strict policy of euthanizing any bats that present, doing so via isofluorane OD and without any human handling. Is it for rehab purposes??
FL: 73F feels like 73F
Raleigh: 30F feels like 22F
Can I move to FL already please?!?! boo winter
Here it's 5 degrees, feels like too damn cold (-8)Current temp here in random midwest state: 11 degrees, feels like -2....
Here it's 5 degrees, feels like too damn cold (-8)
When is winter over??
Not really sure which is worse...I dunno, but once it is over that means tornadoes here....
Current temp here in random midwest state: 11 degrees, feels like -2....
Here it's 5 degrees, feels like too damn cold (-8)
When is winter over??
Our "feels like" temp was -11 at 10am this morning. Guess who was trying to suture leg wounds with frozen fingers. at least with the dystocias my hands are warm.
Shudders... When shoving your arm up a cow's butt hurts like a b***** because it seems like you put it in boiling water. And any kind of rope feels like barbed wire in your hands. I am so sorry for anyone who has to work outside.Our "feels like" temp was -11 at 10am this morning. Guess who was trying to suture leg wounds with frozen fingers. at least with the dystocias my hands are warm.
Our "feels like" temp was -11 at 10am this morning. Guess who was trying to suture leg wounds with frozen fingers. at least with the dystocias my hands are warm.
Sometimes these things happen even when you are with a group. Sometimes you're just casually playing pool with your friends when a random guy decides to try to teach you how to play and eventually just takes over the whole table and you just kind of have to slowly back away and pretend you were done playing anyway...I like doing things on my own but sometimes the unsolicited advice and comments from random, strange men can be a little too much when you're not with a group. In the course of eating my dinner alone I got a stupid lecture from one male customer about "choosing crystals wisely" (I was wearing a turquoise necklace so this guy asked "do you know the properties of turquoise?" and like the science-loving person I am, I thought he meant chemical properties and not bull**** new-age woo). Then the restaurant manager came around and called me "princess" multiple times while he asked me questions about one of my key fobs. Princess? Please, I'm a f*cking 28 year old woman. Let me eat in peace.
I don't think that I'm going back to that restaurant.
I work at a call center, and I'm used to customers (both male and female) calling me "honey" or "dear" or whatever, although it still irks. But today I had this older man who referred to me as "my love" multiple times. He was polite other than that, it was like he just forgot he wasn't talking to his wife or something!I like doing things on my own but sometimes the unsolicited advice and comments from random, strange men can be a little too much when you're not with a group. In the course of eating my dinner alone I got a stupid lecture from one male customer about "choosing crystals wisely" (I was wearing a turquoise necklace so this guy asked "do you know the properties of turquoise?" and like the science-loving person I am, I thought he meant chemical properties and not bull**** new-age woo). Then the restaurant manager came around and called me "princess" multiple times while he asked me questions about one of my key fobs. Princess? Please, I'm a f*cking 28 year old woman. Let me eat in peace.
I don't think that I'm going back to that restaurant.
Philly is currently 15 degrees with a "feels like" of -2. I had to run to CVS which is like 3 blocks over and it hurt to breathe in when the wind blew. Walking to the school in the AM when it's still dark out is going to suck.
I was supposed to have an ICU shift from 7:30-12:15 this morning. At 6:00, I woke up, got dressed, went outside to look at the driveway and the road and basically copied the octopus all the way back into the house. "Nope nope nope nope..." Called the ICU, told them "sorry" (pretty sure they didn't expect me to come in anyway) and went back to bed.
And now it's 3 degrees with a feels like of -16. My Job involves walking all over campus. And I'm 8.5 months pregnant. And I left my gloves in my husband's car. Today's going to suck.