re: Have you ever been vaccinated against rabies?

Yeah the shots suck, but as said above it’s a horrible way to go. There’s some videos on YT if interested. And to my knowledge only 2 people have survived since those records have been kept.

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I'd pick the shots

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Oh, I fully intend to. I went down a rabbit hole last night. Saw some videos that were terrifying.

Yes…..one summer i had a job catching bats in the woods so had to be vaccinated. It was an awesome job. Vaccine shots were no big deal.

The shots are better than rabies, by far, unless you prefer near certainty of death...

Congrats on the autism. You would've been better off with rabies, my friend

Yes. Got scratched by a bat that got in my chimney and hid in a Christmas tree before I took it out.

A ton of small shots all over, but obviously better than dying. Did get sick feeling after each round.

I got it when I was 7 years old back in 1966. Back then it was a daily shot in the abdomen for 14 days. The first one was traumatic, and it gradually got "easier" each day. Not anything I'd wish on anyone. Fortunately I didn't turn rabid. Lol.

BTW, I caught a little field mouse and it bit my finger. Needless to say I leave them be these days.

My granddad got it back in the day when it was a series of shots in the stomach. Supposedly very painful.

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I had them, a couple years ago woke up with a bat doing laps around our bedroom at 4am. Turns out if you are asleep with a bat in the room they recommend them, cause a bite or scratch could go unnoticed. The IG shot sucked but the rest were just in my arm at like day 7, 15 and 30 something like that. Mortality from rabies is like 99% once you develop symptoms, which can take up to 60 days. Cause you won’t have any until it gets in your nervous system which can take that long depending on bite location. It’s scary as hell.

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I haven't had them but all of my kids have. Came back from a week vacation and our oldest (about 7 at the time) comes down about midnight saying there is a bird flying around his room. I go up thinking he's dreaming and sure enough there is a bat. The bat disappears. Get him out close the door and stuff a towel under the door to "trap" the bat in that room. Call doctor and he tells us that even if bit you might not feel it and once you contract rabies its too late for treatment. A few years prior there was a kid from here that got bit in a cave at summer camp and died a month later because he didn't know that he was bit and his parents did now either. Was told if we had the bat the State Health Department could determine if it had rabies. Finally went back in the room after 4 days and found it dead under the comforter at the end of the bed. Brought it to State Health Department and they said it had been dead too long and was dehydrated so they could not determine if it had rabies or not. Recommended for us to get shots. We decided to get all of our kids (they all slept upstairs) the shots because if we didn't and one of our kids died because of it we couldn't live with that. The shots were in their legs not stomach and I think they got 7 the first time and had to go back for 7 more over several weeks. Thing about it was Insurance did not cover the shots and it was a bit over $1,000 per kid. Don't think they were bit but not willing to wait and see because at that point its too late.

If in doubt get the shots.

Contracting rabies is one thing that honestly scares the hell out of me. I need to go get this.