I would agree with you Fay, but I am not sure that is wise - partly because I know nothing about rabies and Thailand.
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beth b - May 15, 2008 7:33:53 pm PDT #9331 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
meara - May 15, 2008 7:33:59 pm PDT #9332 of 10001
...was it someone's pet dog that had had rabies shots, Fay? Or like, a random street dog?
Fay - May 15, 2008 7:41:17 pm PDT #9333 of 10001
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Random street dog. Pet dogs here not so frequent - street dogs everyfuckingwhere.
Let us emphasize the whole THROUGH THICK FABRIC element of this. And the pretty-damn-sure-no-contact-between-dog-and-skin element.
I have a bruise, and my skin was VERY slightly torn by the pressure exerted, so, okay, yes, we're talking 2 pinpricks of blood where the top surface of skin had been grazed.
Ack.
I really really do not want to get rabies shots in my freaking stomach when I'm 99% sure that there's no problem. But - ack.
Laga - May 15, 2008 7:43:14 pm PDT #9334 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I wouldn't go to the doctor. 99% is good enough for me.
beth b - May 15, 2008 7:43:39 pm PDT #9335 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
sorry, I am very wrong. There is a rabies unit in bangkok -call if nothing else. and Rabies shots are no longer in the stomach
all according to this website
omnis_audis - May 15, 2008 7:45:30 pm PDT #9336 of 10001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
:: checks to see if Fay is foaming at the mouth ::
beth b - May 15, 2008 7:46:08 pm PDT #9337 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Hil R. - May 15, 2008 7:53:02 pm PDT #9338 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I would say to go to the doctor. Rabies shots aren't fun, but rabies is even worse. And bite by random street dog makes it seem more likely there was something wrong with the dog to begin with.
beth b - May 15, 2008 7:54:24 pm PDT #9339 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I am still thinking no need for shots bu from the CDC website
Bite
Any penetration of the skin by teeth constitutes a bite exposure. All bites, regardless of body site, represent a potential risk of rabies transmission, but that risk varies with the species of biting animal, the anatomic site of the bite, and the severity of the wound.
Bites by some animals, such as bats, can inflict minor injury and thus be difficult to detect.
go get it checked
Trudy Booth - May 15, 2008 8:14:09 pm PDT #9340 of 10001
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I'm going to catch up but first I'm jumping to the end to say:
I've had the shots. They're not that bad. The first round is the worst because you get nice big needle full of gamma globulin (sp? who the fuck cares) along with the raibes shot.
But after that its just shots in your tush (not your abdomen, not for YEARS now) every couple of days. A couple of times I felt a little achy for a few hours afterwards. It sucked but it wasn't tragic.
If you start the treatments in, what, 48? 72? hours it's 100% preventable.
If you get it its 100% fatal and a truly horrible way to die.