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by: squirtismyboy Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Aug 15, '15 8:07pm  
While bundling the branches fro my fallen tree, a squirrel with a broken leg surprised me and bit my thumb. I don't know if I should go to the ER or not. 4951
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yankeejessica Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 8 years ago   Aug 15, '15 8:10pm  
While bundling the branches fro my fallen tree, a squirrel with a broken leg surprised me and bit my thumb. I don't know if I should go to the ER or not.
 
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I would! It could have rabies 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Aug 15, '15 8:25pm  
Squirrels may carry rabies but they say they do not transmit to humans...Do Squirrel Carry Rabies?8/7/201389 Comments I've decided to take various subjects that I'm asked about on a regular basis, and write a BLOG about them. That way I can refer people to my BLOG answers much like a website will have a "Frequently Asked Questions" page. I have an ulterior motive in this in that BLOG material gets picked up by the search engines and gives me lots of back links to my site whenever people do searches on topics such as, "Do Squirrels Carry Rabies.Now to the question. Again, the short answer is "No" squirrels do not carry rabies. Now, if the question were asked, "Can squirrels get rabies?," the answer would be "Yes," however their chances of contracting it is slim to none. In order for a squirrel to get rabies, it would have to hang around with animals that are common carriers. And that just doesn't happen. Many of the animals that would carry rabies are arch enemies of squirrels, and they avoid them like the plague. Plus, a squirrel is so quick at evasion and with 180 degree vision, the chances of them being bitten by a rabid animal are very remote. Most animals that carry rabies, if they ever got hold of a squirrel would more than likely kill it, so there would end the possibility of it carrying and transmitting the disease.When people come to the Emergency Room with a squirrel bite, it is one of the few bites that does not trigger a rabbis vaccine protocol. An interesting note that I've experienced over the years is that I have been bitten by squirrels numerous times, and I have never had a squirrel bite get infected!The last bite I had was from a male I was trying to release. He wanted me to stay in the cage with him, and I had other things to do. He kept jumping on me and would not get off. After several attempts to get him to jump off onto one of the limbs in our release cage, he got upset with me trying to brush him off and he ran up to the top of my head and bit deeply into the back of my skull. When I reached up to pull him off, he bit me on the knuckle of my right middle finger, and he bit deep, completely encircling the extensors tendon of that finger. I was working that night in the ER and I showed our doctor the hand wound and she was horrified and wanted to put me on two antibiotics to prevent infection. I told her it wouldn't be necessary, but if it got infected, I would look her up. Long story short, I never needed the antibiotics. It stayed sore for a couple of days because he did tweak the tendon, but it never got infected and was healed in less than a week.There are also no vaccinations that I know of that squirrels need to take. So squirrels could get rabies, but don't. Their bites don't seem to get infected easily, and they don't need to be vaccinated against any diseases. I suppose this could change in the future if people try to domesticate squirrels, but for now, that's the story about squirrels and rabies. 4951
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dotti573 Active Indicator LED Icon 15
~ 8 years ago   Aug 15, '15 8:26pm  
At least call your family doctor and ask what you should do.  You don't want to end up with problems later. 4951
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tatertot58 Active Indicator LED Icon 15
~ 8 years ago   Aug 15, '15 8:28pm  
Treatment for rodent bites may include wound care, antibiotics, tetanus vaccination, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications for pain.www.freemd.com/squirrel-bite/treatment.htm 4951
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Burnsway Active Indicator LED Icon 13
~ 8 years ago   Aug 15, '15 8:32pm  
Go to the ER, rabies or not any animal bite gets pretty nasty due to all the bacteria in their mouths. Never take a chance...EVER with a bite, especially wild animal. Worst bite I ever got was from a human special needs child, he transported a wicked virus he had into my blood stream when he bit me. I was deadly sick in the hospital for a week.
 
Rule of thumb....break the skin, break the wallet and go to the ER. 4951
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~ 8 years ago   Aug 15, '15 8:35pm  
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herron1345 Active Indicator LED Icon 16
~ 8 years ago   Aug 15, '15 8:36pm  
@squirtismyboyI'd say hit up the Minor ER, dude, as you might need a Tetanus Shot and a Rabies Test/Vaccine at the least, especially if the skin was broken...    
 
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mutton Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 8 years ago   Aug 15, '15 8:38pm  
Go, no harm in doing so!!!! 4951
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squirtismyboy Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Aug 15, '15 9:00pm  
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squirtismyboy Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Aug 15, '15 9:00pm  
Here 4951
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mutton Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 8 years ago   Aug 15, '15 9:01pm  
Now I know you should go!!!  Skin broke, see a doc! 4951
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squirtismyboy Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Aug 15, '15 9:01pm  
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squirtismyboy Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Aug 15, '15 9:10pm  
Check it out! Teeth marks!!!!!!!
 
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~ 8 years ago   Aug 15, '15 9:14pm  
2 things...
 
A: ewwww.
B: cut your nails! 4951
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squirtismyboy Active Indicator LED Icon 16 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Aug 15, '15 9:15pm  
At Medspring now. Tetanus shot and antibiotics 4951
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