YukonBound wrote:


"Frogwatch" wrote in message
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Back again to ask if anybody might shed some light on this. Standing
on my deck last night when THUD, a baby squirrel hits the decking from
a nest about 45' above, looked dead. Suddenly, THUD, THUD, two more
hit. Holy Crap, it's raining tree rat babies. All three are dead
still. Then THUD, THUD two more hit. I see movement in the nest
above but cannot see whats happening. I notice the babies are
amazingly still alive and are blinking so I gather up all 4 cats and
two dogs and put em inside. After a couple minutes, the final two get
to their feet and run down off the deck. After about 10 minutes, the
first three begin to move. One keeps looking at my daughter and then
runs to her and up her arm.
In the next hour, the final two that were less stunned go somewhere, I
think the mother may have rescued them. The three that were more
stunned we put in a box with a towel where they fell asleep. This
morning, we took em to wildlife rescue.
So, what would cause this rain of squirrel babies? Mass suicide? A
crazed squirrel mother? Maybe a snake got up there and they all
jumped out of fear?

Did you remove your shoes when you were standing under them?
Sure, that's it, dummy.

In article 3597b020-2c09-4c83-a427-c2e74b090311
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On Sep 10, 2:44*pm, "JustWaitAFrekinMinute!"
wrote:
On Sep 10, 1:56*pm, Secular Humorist
wrote:





On 9/10/10 1:48 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:

On Sep 10, 1:12 pm, *wrote:
On Sep 10, 12:19 pm, Secular *wrote:

In , says...

On 9/10/10 10:08 AM, Frogwatch wrote:
Back again to ask if anybody might shed some light on this. *Standing
on my deck last night when THUD, a baby squirrel hits the decking from
a nest about 45' above, looked dead. *Suddenly, THUD, THUD, two more
hit. *Holy Crap, it's raining tree rat babies. *All three are dead
still. *Then THUD, THUD two more hit. *I see movement in the nest
above but cannot see whats happening. *I notice the babies are
amazingly still alive and are blinking so I gather up all 4 cats and
two dogs and put em inside. *After a couple minutes, the final two get
to their feet and run down off the deck. *After about 10 minutes, the
first three begin to move. *One keeps looking at my daughter and then
runs to her and up her arm.
In the next hour, the final two that were less stunned go somewhere, I
think the mother may have rescued them. *The three that were more
stunned we put in a box with a towel where they fell asleep. *This
morning, we took em to wildlife rescue.
So, what would cause this rain of squirrel babies? *Mass suicide? *A
crazed squirrel mother? *Maybe a snake got up there and they all
jumped out of fear?

A larger predator, like a *bobcat?

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You stupid schitt, as I've told everybody here, I have a pet bobcat.
I've shown pictures of my other cats, but I just don't seem to have any
of my bobcat, so don't ask.

I would have seen a Bobcat.
I was worried about rabies so did not spook the little one when it ran
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Well, it doesn't take a bite, it's in the syliva so the thing to do
would have been to wash her arm off with soap and change her clothes
and such before she can transfer anything to her mouth or any open
wound... Just sayin'..

Scotty

It's in the "syliva." Crikey!

saliva

(s?'la?v?)

Also 5 salyve.

[a. L. saliva.]

1.1 Spittle; the mixed secretion of the salivary glands and of the
mucous glands of the mouth, a colourless liquid, having normally an
alkaline reaction, which mixes with the food in mastication.

also called *hydrophobia *or *lyssa acute, ordinarily fatal, viral
disease of the central nervous system that is usually spread among
domestic dogs and wild carnivorous animals by a bite. All warm-blooded
animals, including humans, are susceptible to rabies infection. The
virus, a rhabdovirus, is often present in the salivary glands of rabid
animals and is excreted in the saliva; thus, the bite of the infected
animal introduces the virus into a fresh wound. Under favourable
conditions, the virus propagates along nerve tissue from the wound to
the brain and becomes established in the central nervous system. After a
time it spreads via nerves to the salivary glands, where it frequently
produces a foaming at the mouth. The disease develops most often between
four and six weeks after infection, but the incubation period may vary
from 10 days to eight months.

Rabies virus travels quickly in a bitten animal (e.g., raccoons, skunks,
bats, foxes, dogs, and cats, among other smaller animals) from the bite
to the central nervous system. The disease often begins with excitation
of the central nervous system expressed as irritability and viciousness.
A rabid animal is most dangerous during the early stages of the disease
because it appears to be healthy and may seem friendly but will bite at
the slightest provocation. Wild animals that appear to be tame and that
approach people or human habitations in the daytime should be suspected
of having rabies.

Infected dogs usually show a short excitation phase that is
characterized by restlessness, nervousness, irritability, and
viciousness and is followed by depression and paralysis. After a few
days they are unable to bite any more because the muscles of the throat
are paralyzed; they seek only a quiet place to hide and die from the
rapid spread of paralysis. Sudden death without recognizable signs of
illness is also not uncommon. Dogs that develop the predominantly
excited type of rabies invariably die of the infection, usually within
three to five days after the onset of symptoms. Those that develop the
paralytic type of rabies without any evidence of excitation or
viciousness may recover on rare occasions. Paralysis of the ?voice?
muscles in rabid dogs may produce a characteristic change in the sound
of the bark.

Rabies in humans is similar to that in animals. Symptoms include
depression, headache, nausea, seizures, anorexia, muscle stiffness, and
increased production of saliva. Abnormal sensations, such as itching,
around the site of exposure are a common early symptom. The muscles of
the throat become paralyzed so that the person cannot swallow or drink,
and this leads to a dread of water (hydrophobia). The mental state of a
person infected with rabies varies from maniacal excitement to dull
apathy?the term rabies means ?madness??but soon the person falls into a
coma and usually dies in less than one week owing to cardiac or
respiratory failure. Sometimes rabies is characterized by paralysis
without any evidence of excitation of the nervous system. In such cases
the course of the disease may be prolonged to a week or more.

There is no cure for rabies. The incubation period (the time that
elapses between the bite and the first symptom) is usually one to three
months but in rare cases has been as long as several years. This
provides a chance to interrupt the otherwise inevitable progress of the
infection. The bite should be washed immediately because much, if not
all, of the virus can be thus removed. The bitten patient should then
receive a dose of antirabies serum. Serum is derived from horses or
humans that have been immunized with attenuated rabies virus; it
provides the patient with already prepared antibodies against the rabies
antigen. The treatment is effective if given within 24 hours after
exposure but has little, if any, value if given three or more days after
infection by rabies.

Active immunization with rabies vaccine should also be initiated to
allow the patient's body to make its own antibody. The safest and most
effective vaccines are human diploid cell vaccine (HDCV), purified chick
embryo cell culture (PCEC), and rabies vaccine adsorbed (RVA). With
older vaccines, at least 16 injections were required, whereas with HDCV,
PCEC, or RVA, 5 are usually sufficient. Persons at risk of rabies by
virtue of occupation (e.g., veterinarians) or travel to endemic areas
should receive rabies vaccine as a form of preexposure prophylaxis.

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re·dun·dant adj \-d?nt\
Definition of REDUNDANT
1a : exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous b :
characterized by or containing an excess; specifically : using more
words than necessary...

I think they all knew what I meant, thanks for the spelling lesson...

id·i·ot noun \'i-de-?t\
Definition of IDIOT
1usually offensive : a person affected with extreme mental
retardation
2: a foolish or stupid person
3: Harry Krause

Yes, the same Harry Krause that didn't go to Yale! ... even though he
said he did. *snerk

The post of the week! ~snerk~

Why thank you, I thought it was quite clever too

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