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MerryBlooms

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24. The fox had to be euthanized to test for rabies.

Wed Apr 6, 2022, 06:52 PM

Apr 2022

Please research. It's sad, it's always sad. However, the fox tested positive. The fox already exhibited rabies by unprovoked 9 attacks of biting.

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The end of Fox News. [View all] Tomconroy Apr 2022 OP

Grrr!!! Have the bite victims just get the shots instead of killing the momma fox!! Coventina Apr 2022 #1

About $1000 to $3000 for the shots. Nt USALiberal Apr 2022 #7

SO? Coventina Apr 2022 #14

Who pays for it? Nt USALiberal Apr 2022 #15

That's what you have health insurance for. Coventina Apr 2022 #16

After your deductible! USALiberal Apr 2022 #18

So? Coventina Apr 2022 #19

Please research how animals are tested for rabies. MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #21

I know how animals are tested for rabies. n/t Coventina Apr 2022 #22

Okay, so then you're angry about what? MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #28

I'm angry about the default of killing the animal out of hand. Coventina Apr 2022 #40

I'm also, always on the side of animals. MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #41

Without knowing wayyyy more details than I've read so far Coventina Apr 2022 #42

I share your frustration and outrage in many cases. MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #43

Thanks for being willing to talk this out with me. Coventina Apr 2022 #45

This fox was already showing signs of rabies. Mariana Apr 2022 #71

And allow the fox to spread more fatal rabies to more animals??? LeftInTX Apr 2022 #47

Please read the sub thread above. That original response was OBE. Coventina Apr 2022 #63

Isn't that standard procedure with a wild animal that likely has rabies? pnwmom Apr 2022 #56

Please read the sub thread above. That original response was OBE. Coventina Apr 2022 #64

This is why I hate most people. FoxNewsSucks Apr 2022 #2

Yeah. I posted that comment, and I was right. At least they found her kits. tblue37 Apr 2022 #3

No! She was rabid and suffering. MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #29

We don't know that until the test results come back. Her kids are reason enough for her tblue37 Apr 2022 #32

The results are in. She tested positive. MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #35

Yes, I see that now. So sad. tblue37 Apr 2022 #36

Poor little thing. Horrible disease. I am thankful MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #39

She was showing signs of rabies before they even caught her. Mariana Apr 2022 #37

Yes, I read an article about it. tblue37 Apr 2022 #38

I hate my species. We are so selfish and cruel. Coventina Apr 2022 #4

Nature seems to be heading in that direction. FoxNewsSucks Apr 2022 #5

Wild foxes aren't "caged and observed" when they bite someone. Mariana Apr 2022 #23

The fox had to be euthanized to test for rabies. MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #24

Did the test come back already? tblue37 Apr 2022 #34

No! She was rabid and suffering. MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #30

They were bitten by a "wild" animal potentially with rabies and should have been given Meowmee Apr 2022 #67

She had rabies LeftInTX Apr 2022 #48

So, you would have a wild animal caged Thtwudbeme Apr 2022 #58

I would've happily traded the fox's life for say..... Rupert Murdoch's or Tucker Swanson's. nt Carlitos Brigante Apr 2022 #6

The fox had rabies. She was suffering and had zero chance of survival. nt. Mariana Apr 2022 #26

No! frogmarch Apr 2022 #8

It was rabid and would have killed even more animals. LeftInTX Apr 2022 #49

I saw that earlier and frogmarch Apr 2022 #70

My old dog Samson always had an appropriate comment for situations like this. iscooterliberally Apr 2022 #9

DAMN!! 😥 👎 nt Raine Apr 2022 #10

Damn Solly Mack Apr 2022 #11

I'm an animal lover too, but NINE confirmed unprovoked bites? That is a very aggressive wild animal Hekate Apr 2022 #12

Yeah, that isn't normal behavior at all, even for a mother with babies. nt. Mariana Apr 2022 #13

Kits will also be put down because they probably have it. LeftInTX Apr 2022 #50

I understand that, but didn't want to be the first to say it... Hekate Apr 2022 #54

The fox has tested positive for rabies. MarineCombatEngineer Apr 2022 #17

Then you should know it takes brain tissue samples MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #20

Does anyone know what will happen to the kits? totodeinhere Apr 2022 #25

The only way to test them for rabies is to kill them. Mariana Apr 2022 #27

I read they're being monitored, but I suspect you're right. MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #31

I hope they don't kill them. If they are monitored for a set period of time and totodeinhere Apr 2022 #33

It's probably too risky! LeftInTX Apr 2022 #51

😿 I knew they would do that.. Meowmee Apr 2022 #44

Quarantined and observed for what? Mariana Apr 2022 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author LuckyCharms Apr 2022 #46

The fox tested positive for rabies! LeftInTX Apr 2022 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author LuckyCharms Apr 2022 #53

It's 100% fatal unless caught very fast, like a few days after you're bitten you need to get shots Hekate Apr 2022 #55

+1 pnwmom Apr 2022 #57

🌻 Hekate Apr 2022 #59

What do they think we do? Put every wild animal we find with rabies in an animal hospital pnwmom Apr 2022 #61

Hard to know. However before Pasteur, all 9 of the bitten humans would have died a horrible death... Hekate Apr 2022 #65

After further thought... LuckyCharms Apr 2022 #62

Thank you so much. That is very kind. I do have a skunk remedy, though... Hekate Apr 2022 #66

No, thank you! LuckyCharms Apr 2022 #68

I asked my vet once: "Don't they ever learn?" and he said, "No, they don't"... Hekate Apr 2022 #72

Rabid Fox Viewers Dorian Gray Apr 2022 #60