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Post by GaTrapper on Feb 16, 2013 13:41:11 GMT -6
Hey y'all,
Was skinning out a grey from earlier this morning. While I was finishing it up around the head I poked a congealed blood blob where it got shot in my head and I felt a little spritz off liquid around my eyelids.
Idk if I got any in my eye, but is there anything to worry about if I did? The animal got dispatched around 9-10 am this morning and I skinned it about 2pm. Everything was cold except for the stomach which had a little warmth.
Thanks
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Post by CoonDuke on Feb 16, 2013 19:47:55 GMT -6
If you are worried have the head tested.
With rabies you don't have to worry about blood, brain material and saliva is where the virus is.
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Post by GaTrapper on Feb 16, 2013 19:49:10 GMT -6
It was shot in the head so I couldn't have it tested. Idk what the clot consisted of and if any even got in my eye. I know I felt something on my eye lid.
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Post by CoonDuke on Feb 16, 2013 20:52:18 GMT -6
They still might be able to salvage the material needed to test. I think they can determine a positive result from a damaged head...just not a confirmed negative.
I have had it happen many, many times and never got sick. I got vaccinated this year so now I don't have to worry about it anymore.
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Post by trappincoyotes39 on Feb 17, 2013 7:55:46 GMT -6
coon duke even with pre exposure rabies vaccine you would still need to go in for a shot. Also every few years a good idea to have a blood titer so they can check your vaccine levels to make sure they stay where they need to be. Not as common but some people need a booster a few years down the road. We used to have ours tested once a year then they went every two years.
GA Trapper I wouldn't worry too much about it if the animal looked healthy and your area doesn't have a rabies issue. I would in the future get a pair of 5.00 safety glasses or goggles to wear.
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Post by calvin on Feb 17, 2013 9:28:31 GMT -6
Trappers have to go and start get a rabies vaccination shots for crying out loud. They free with medical insurance. Post exposure shots will run you $5k. Pre exposure shots covered 100% as considered a "vaccine". Post exposure....NOPE, because you had the vaccine option. Playing Russian roulette if no vaccination shots.
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Post by CoonDuke on Feb 17, 2013 10:21:13 GMT -6
I only have to go in if I have had known contact with a rabid animal or a direct bite...and the titer check every so many years.
Once vaccinated it is perfectly safe to handle and skin healthy looking animals. If that wasn't the case what would be the point in vaccinating persons that handle animals?
The vaccination is more important with exposures you don't know about than the ones you do.
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Post by trappincoyotes39 on Feb 17, 2013 18:08:50 GMT -6
I agree but you still need a post exposure shot of 2 if you don't know if you want to be really covered as well. What you save is alot of time and cost of the Rabies Immune Globulin which is not needed by those with the pre exposure. Here is from the CDC and what we followed. My point being you saving time and money with the pre exposure but the added shots after the fact are key to being well. Being bit goes for anyone pre or post. If you don't get the critter to be tested. www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/downloads/vis-rabies.pdf |
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Post by CoonDuke on Feb 17, 2013 18:22:31 GMT -6
Yes I agree. What I meant but not having to worry anymore is now and in the future if someone keeps up with the booster they can rest easy while skinning.
I got sloppy and got bitten by a fox this year. I have caught hundreds and hundreds of foxes and lots of coon and this was the first time I was bitten. The DAY I was bitten the news broke about a rabies scare at my daughters school. 27 kids had contact with a rabid cat on the playground and all needed shots. I figured it was time to be better safe than sorry.
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Post by trappincoyotes39 on Feb 18, 2013 14:44:52 GMT -6
Yes I agree I have heard the price of such has went up alot since I got mine in the early 2000's?
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