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[bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

I know one person who had to take the shots.  (raccoon bite-- he lived -- 
said the shots hurt).  I also know a woman whose grown son died because he 
wouldn't go the the dentist with an impacted tooth.  The infection moved to 
his brain -- coma-- then death.

Rabies is at least as serious as an impacted tooth, and foxes are known 
carriers.  Take the shots.........

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--- On Mon, 12/29/08, Sage Austin | Eureka! Design <eureka AT hctc.net> wrote:

> From: Sage Austin | Eureka! Design <eureka AT hctc.net>
> Subject: [Homestead] Shots or not?
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Monday, December 29, 2008, 5:33 PM
> Has anyone on the list gone through rabies shots or opted
> not to take 
> them after being bitten?
> 
> Yesterday I got bit on the thumb by a fox I released from a
> snare. I 
> should have been wearing gloves but I couldn't find
> them. I did not 
> realize foxes were high on the local rabies list. There are
> a series of 
> shots to take over the month that will cost close to $2,000
> and my 
> insurance will only cover a small portion of this. I have
> to start them 
> within 72 hours and it's been 24.
> 
> --Sage
> Stupid in Texas
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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