We had a bat in the house years ago. In my 3am stupor I tried to let it out until Dr. Spouse berated me and said we must catch it. Darn thing disappeared. Anima

We had a bat in the house years ago. In my 3am stupor I tried to let it out until Dr. Spouse berated me and said we must catch it. Darn thing disappeared. Animal control came and couldn't find it. That's when I started reading about rabies. Freaked me out. Up until that point I had the attitude that if something felt off, just go to a doctor. Nope. Omae wa mo shindeiru. We had booked 2 adults and 2 diaper-age kids for PEP shots when I took the day off and turned the house upside down trying to find the bat. Eventually I found the dumb thing stuck to a glue trap for mice. No rabies. But yeah, people were looking at me like I was bonkers for scheduling the shots. "Did it bite you?" No idea! But I'm not going to take my chances on being the second person ever to come out not quite dead from a drug-induced coma after symptoms set in.