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Rabid skunk bites Tatum man

Full story: KOB.com Eyewitness News 4 - New Mexico

The state says a skunk that bit a Tatum man was rabid and that a rabid bat in the Las Cruces area led to two cats being euthanized after they came into contact with it.

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Ret-Cop

Albuquerque, NM

Judged:

That stinks!

Wondering

Tatum, NM

Was this man in Tatum or just the Tatum area? Last week there was a report of an accident in Tatum but the victim was taken to Portales. Lovington would be the closer hospital from Tatum so everyone deduced that in fact that accident was probably closer to Dora or Milnesand than Tatum. So once again here we go with a news article that is not informative and is not much help to the people of the area.

Steve

Santa Fe, NM

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you know im hoping this skunk snuck up on the guy.... but i just cant get the image of a skunk running up and the guy just standing there like he was going to pet it...

Silk_the_Absent1

“Brains: the other grey meat.”

Since: Aug 08

3,352

Rio Rancho, NM

In general, skunks have no interest in people, so to get bitten by a healthy one, you have to be really messing with them, AND be undeterred by the spraying.

However, Rabies attacks the brain, and makes them hypervigilant, which can make them more prone to biting. Still, I highly doubt it would just walk up to someone and bite them.

Luckily, post-exposure prophylaxis is very effective.

CornDaddy

“The Travelling Grandpa!”

Since: Aug 08

11,808

Albuquerque, NM

Did King Bill take a side trip to Tatum and bite someone?

I doubt it

Albuquerque, NM

Judged:

CornDaddy wrote:

Did King Bill take a side trip to Tatum and bite someone?

I really suspect it was some closet Republican pi$$ed off because George W. Bush didn't get a third term by proxy.

Someone

Tatum, NM

Judged:

Come to find out this man had been working on his vehicle and dropped a wrench. When he reached down to pick up the wrench, the skunk who had been hiding near where the wrench fell, attacked the man. Thankfully he is recieving treatment and doing well.

Oh yes this did happen just at the edge of town in Tatum.

CornDaddy

“The Travelling Grandpa!”

Since: Aug 08

11,808

Albuquerque, NM

I doubt it wrote:

<quoted text>
I really suspect it was some closet Republican **** ed off because George W. Bush didn't get a third term by proxy.

Since Bush is no longer in any of these equations, why bring him up? King Bill is a rabid skunk, and still infection NMs population.

Steve

Santa Fe, NM

Someone wrote:

Come to find out this man had been working on his vehicle and dropped a wrench. When he reached down to pick up the wrench, the skunk who had been hiding near where the wrench fell, attacked the man. Thankfully he is recieving treatment and doing well.
Oh yes this did happen just at the edge of town in Tatum.

thank you you just saved my faith in New Mexicans... the skunk did sneak up on him... much better than someone trying to pet the skunk... my father once had to shoot a rabid skunk 6 times with a 20 gauge to get it to stop chasing him... even our dogs knew to run away and not mess with the thing...

Sluggo

Albuquerque, NM

Is the skunk OK?

Skunked

AOL

And Luis Caldera wasn't there to snap a picture of the whole thing!
Why on earth does someone get close enough to a skunk to be bitten by it? Can he expect to replace Luis Caldera at the White House?

nanabird

Albuquerque, NM

i wonder if people with rabies act crazy too

Daniel in Hobbs

Santa Fe, NM

Has anyone seen my pet skunk, Bubba? He is gone and I miss him so much.

Silk_the_Absent1

“Brains: the other grey meat.”

Since: Aug 08

3,352

Rio Rancho, NM

Someone wrote:

Come to find out this man had been working on his vehicle and dropped a wrench. When he reached down to pick up the wrench, the skunk who had been hiding near where the wrench fell, attacked the man. Thankfully he is recieving treatment and doing well.
Oh yes this did happen just at the edge of town in Tatum.

I'm not saying it can't happen, but, coming from a background in exotic rescue, it sounds off. Regardless, I hope the PEP works, and with minimal side effects.

Whisky River Crabb

“Have one in your front yard?”

Since: Aug 08

3,820

Land of The Brave

ISP: Fort Sumner, NM

Silk_the_Absent1 wrote:

<quoted text>
I'm not saying it can't happen, but, coming from a background in exotic rescue, it sounds off. Regardless, I hope the PEP works, and with minimal side effects.

I tend to agree with you, any animal with rabies is very noticeable. They just don't act true to their nature so I wonder what has been left out of the story.

HornedGoat

“No Compromise, No Surrender”

Since: Mar 08

570

Trinidad, Humboldt County, CA

ISP: Corrales, NM

I vote for the skunk. The "victim" had to have been messing with it.

Silk_the_Absent1

“Brains: the other grey meat.”

Since: Aug 08

3,352

Rio Rancho, NM

Whisky River Crabb wrote:

I tend to agree with you, any animal with rabies is very noticeable.

Very true. Like I said, normally, skunks aren't interested in people. I recall many incidents back east, they would be walking along , just behind the tree line, when I would walk my dogs. Never had any incident.

The one time I had anything happen was up by Denver. I was hiking and stopped to rest, and heard an angry chittering. Apparently, I 'd stopped too near to one's den, and it was asking me to leave. I left a granola bar as a peace offering and was on my way.

Also have a friend who has a rescued orphaned skunk. She has had him since he was a tiny kit, and he's not descented, and has never sprayed. Tussles with her cat all the time, they are best buds.

Whisky River Crabb

“Have one in your front yard?”

Since: Aug 08

3,820

Land of The Brave

ISP: Fort Sumner, NM

Silk_the_Absent1 wrote:

<quoted text>
Very true. Like I said, normally, skunks aren't interested in people. I recall many incidents back east, they would be walking along , just behind the tree line, when I would walk my dogs. Never had any incident.
The one time I had anything happen was up by Denver. I was hiking and stopped to rest, and heard an angry chittering. Apparently, I 'd stopped too near to one's den, and it was asking me to leave. I left a granola bar as a peace offering and was on my way.
Also have a friend who has a rescued orphaned skunk. She has had him since he was a tiny kit, and he's not descented, and has never sprayed. Tussles with her cat all the time, they are best buds.

I have lived here all my life, mostly in the sticks where there are fewer people, and have seen quite a few animals with rabies. Only city folk, or someone too dumb to have learned anything, would not know the warning signs.

And, if you get to close to ANY animals young, they will let you know it's time to move on!

CornDaddy

“The Travelling Grandpa!”

Since: Aug 08

11,808

Albuquerque, NM

Daniel in Hobbs wrote:

Has anyone seen my pet skunk, Bubba? He is gone and I miss him so much.

Oh lookie, a Daniel in Hobbs impostor. Are you so enamored with him you have to try to copy his name?

Lobo Viejo

“LIVESTRONG”

Since: Feb 08

5,850

Santa Fe, NM

ISP: Santa Fe, NM

Someone wrote:

Come to find out this man had been working on his vehicle and dropped a wrench. When he reached down to pick up the wrench, the skunk who had been hiding near where the wrench fell, attacked the man. Thankfully he is recieving treatment and doing well.
Oh yes this did happen just at the edge of town in Tatum.

Talk about bad luck. We have a real problem here in Santa Fe with infestations of mad cows and rabid skunks. It happens in mid January every year, and lasts for 30 to 60 days.

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