3 ms·
This kind of thing makes me worried about my parents, who have been getting bats in their house for years. Never any known bites, but I've heard you can be bit
by goda90 5y ago
This kind of thing makes me worried about my parents, who have been getting bats in their house for years. Never any known bites, but I've heard you can be bit in your sleep and not notice. Recently my dad hunted down a gap where they might have been getting into their master bathroom from the attic and sealed it, so hopefully they are less likely to have them in their bedroom from now on.
- elliekelly 5y agoMaybe they should look into getting vaccinated? My insurance covers the vaccine as "medically necessary" because I sometimes go caving. I'd guess most doctors would consider having bats in the house as "high risk" enough, too. At the very least it doesn't hurt to ask. My understanding though is that you still need to seek treatment if you know you've had a possible exposure but the post-exposure treatment is much less onerous. Another jab or two rather than several jabs and the (apparently very expensive) antibodies.