I'm in desperate need of advice.
I came home to find a bat - alive, but on the floor from being knocked down by my cats in my house. I took it into animal control this morning to have it tested.
They said that if it was positive, all of my cats that have been vaccinated would have to be quarentined for 45 days. I'm not worried about that, but then they said any cats that hadn't had their vaccinations would have to be euthanized.
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I have four cats that haven't been vaccinated, for a variety of reasons, and five that have. My question is: Is there anything I can do to stop the country from euthanising the unvaccinated ones? I mean, I'm willing to put them in quarantine for however long, and obviously, if they show signs of rabies, I would put them down.
But the unvaccinated ones are all smaller, mild manner cats. I know they weren't the ones up by the bat. What recourse do I have, if any?
I'm just praying the bat comes back negative, so I don't have to worry about it. And if it does, I will be scraping up the money somehow to get the remainder vaccinated next week.
(also as a side note - my roof JUST finished being reroofed. So I'm fairly positive the bat got trapped in the attic and couldn't get out, and that's why it was in my house)
I came home to find a bat - alive, but on the floor from being knocked down by my cats in my house. I took it into animal control this morning to have it tested.
They said that if it was positive, all of my cats that have been vaccinated would have to be quarentined for 45 days. I'm not worried about that, but then they said any cats that hadn't had their vaccinations would have to be euthanized.
...
I have four cats that haven't been vaccinated, for a variety of reasons, and five that have. My question is: Is there anything I can do to stop the country from euthanising the unvaccinated ones? I mean, I'm willing to put them in quarantine for however long, and obviously, if they show signs of rabies, I would put them down.
But the unvaccinated ones are all smaller, mild manner cats. I know they weren't the ones up by the bat. What recourse do I have, if any?
I'm just praying the bat comes back negative, so I don't have to worry about it. And if it does, I will be scraping up the money somehow to get the remainder vaccinated next week.
(also as a side note - my roof JUST finished being reroofed. So I'm fairly positive the bat got trapped in the attic and couldn't get out, and that's why it was in my house)