Good news, bad news - Page 11

lookout123 · 12-23-2008, 12:22 PM

On the floor? I don't think I've ever seen a bat sitting on the floor. they're always flitting around scooping up the bugs or hanging from various perch-y type things. Get that camera.

SteveDallas · 12-23-2008, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by LabRat

The good news is, we found the bat that had been reported being seen on our floor. The bad news is that facilities is going to destroy it when they come.

I'd have thought they'd just hand it over to the lab for experiments.

LabRat · 12-23-2008, 12:30 PM

cow orker had camera and took pics, but her cord is at home so can't post right now. he is so cute. sigh. poor fella.

lookout123 · 12-23-2008, 01:05 PM

Eh, you're probably just saying that while you're really thinking about all the various experiments you can run on him.

Clodfobble · 12-23-2008, 02:12 PM

Uh, you know he probably has rabies, right? Putting him down humanely is the best thing they can do for him.

Pie · 12-23-2008, 02:25 PM

Why does he "probably" have rabies? Maybe he's just... lost?

Clodfobble · 12-23-2008, 02:46 PM

Bats are nocturnal. If he's out during the day, he is almost certainly sick. Rabies is the most likely choice.

Did you know Austin has the largest urban bat population in the country?

Pie · 12-23-2008, 03:53 PM

(Maybe he got in during the night and can't get out?)

Sundae · 12-23-2008, 04:02 PM

Maybe he thought he was staying up for Father Christmas - bats are notoriously bad at making appointments.

However they aren't bad with dates - something you might like to try LabRat?

HungLikeJesus · 12-23-2008, 04:22 PM

LabRat?
LabBat!

monster · 12-23-2008, 04:52 PM

Can't you hide him from the bad guys and smuggle him cookies or whatever cute/rabid bats eat?

SteveDallas · 12-23-2008, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

Can't you hide him from the bad guys and smuggle him cookies or whatever cute/rabid bats eat?

I expect the undergraduates are already gone for the holiday.

sweetwater · 12-23-2008, 07:41 PM

The only way to make certain the bat does not carry rabies is to chop off his head and examine the brain. If it hasn't bitten, drooled, or bled onto anyone then it could be turned loose, but one should only take that risk for oneself, and not others. The 10 day quarantine is a valid procedure only for dogs and cats.
I've been vaccinated against rabies twice. Fun times!

jinx · 12-23-2008, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Pie

(Maybe he got in during the night and can't get out?)

That happened frequently at my kids old school. It was a very old building with lots of places for them to get in at night, go to sleep, and then be scared shitless when the kids came in in the morning. It was also common to see them hanging from the rafters all day in the big meeting room.

We had quite a few come into our old house too, that whole area was lousy with them... never heard of or saw any with rabies.

lumberjim · 12-23-2008, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Uh, you know he probably has rabies, right? Putting him down humanely is the best thing they can do for him.

sorry, clobble...you're usually on the mark, but that is just reactionary bullshit, just like everything else you hear on tv. might as well go stock up on milk, eggs and bread before that big snowstorm......

.5% chance of getting rabies from a bat

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Scientific surveys of wild bats typically report a positive rate of less than 0.5% for most North American bat species. Even where a rabid bat had been found, examinations of the entire colony show no other rabid individuals. In addition, bats are not “carriers” of rabies; when a bat gets the disease it will die. Bats also tend to become paralyzed with the disease, often avoiding the aggressive form of rabies.

......Bats will usually exhibit the paralytic form of rabies, which immobilizes the animal. Although they are not usually aggressive, bats will bite if they are threatened. Also, outbreaks of rabies in bats have never been reported, unlike the skunk, raccoon, and fox. Chances of coming in contact with a rabid bat is very rare. In fact, chances are better to die from getting struck by lightning, a plane crash, falling down a flight of stairs, or being killed by your spouse. Actually, you have a higher chance of winning your state lottery that being bitten by a bat with rabies. Even though coming in contact with a rabid animal may be uncommon, it is wise to know what to do if you are in that situation.

better have BigRed taken too, just to be safe

12-23-2008, 12:22 PM	#151
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	On the floor? I don't think I've ever seen a bat sitting on the floor. they're always flitting around scooping up the bugs or hanging from various perch-y type things. Get that camera. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

12-23-2008, 12:30 PM	#153
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	cow orker had camera and took pics, but her cord is at home so can't post right now. he is so cute. sigh. poor fella. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

12-23-2008, 01:05 PM	#154
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Eh, you're probably just saying that while you're really thinking about all the various experiments you can run on him. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

12-23-2008, 02:12 PM	#155
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Uh, you know he probably has rabies, right? Putting him down humanely is the best thing they can do for him. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

12-23-2008, 02:25 PM	#156
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Why does he "probably" have rabies? Maybe he's just... lost? __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

12-23-2008, 02:46 PM	#157
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Bats are nocturnal. If he's out during the day, he is almost certainly sick. Rabies is the most likely choice. Did you know Austin has the largest urban bat population in the country? __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

12-23-2008, 03:53 PM	#158
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	(Maybe he got in during the night and can't get out?) __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

12-23-2008, 04:02 PM	#159
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Maybe he thought he was staying up for Father Christmas - bats are notoriously bad at making appointments. However they aren't bad with dates - something you might like to try LabRat?

12-23-2008, 04:22 PM	#160
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	LabRat? LabBat! __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

12-23-2008, 04:52 PM	#161
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Can't you hide him from the bad guys and smuggle him cookies or whatever cute/rabid bats eat? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-23-2008, 07:41 PM	#163
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	The only way to make certain the bat does not carry rabies is to chop off his head and examine the brain. If it hasn't bitten, drooled, or bled onto anyone then it could be turned loose, but one should only take that risk for oneself, and not others. The 10 day quarantine is a valid procedure only for dogs and cats. I've been vaccinated against rabies twice. Fun times! __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

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