Snowy Aftermath wrote: This might sound silly, but advice on how to deal with animals would be helpful. There was a rabid cat that attacked one of ours on our property today and a few phone calls revealed that we have no Animal Control in our county. What are people supposed to do? Not all of us have guns or could bring ourselves to shoot another creature.
Like I said, just an idea. That's the kind of info you don't realize you need until it happens.
its not silly
i understand not having a gun, but if you wont kill a rabid animal then the price you pay for that weakness is that it will infect you or those close to you
rabies spreads via saliva, so anything or anyone that your cat has licked is likely infected, if it has
good chance you already know this, my apologies if i am not telling you something new, but i feel obligated to say that rabies spreads via saliva, so your cat that was attacked is likely infected, and any other mammals that your cat has licked may be infected
if it hasnt already been done, then afaik, the cat that was attacked and the cat that did the attacking both need to be captured and quarantined - neither can be allowed to run free - and if you know for sure that the attacking cat is rabid then it needs to be killed
