"And Saint Attila raised the hand grenade up on high, saying, 'O Lord, bless this thy hand grenade, that with it thou mayst blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy.' And the Lord did grin. And the people did feast upon the lambs, and sloths, and carp, and anchovies, and orangutans, and breakfast cereals, and fruit bats, and large chulapas. And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.'
(, Wed 29 Dec 2021, 16:14, Reply)
In Holywell it's genetic.
(, Wed 29 Dec 2021, 18:27, Reply)
Probably had a tumour. If they want to mix with humans there must be something wrong in the brains/perception department.
(, Wed 29 Dec 2021, 17:39, Reply)
I had a search and found rabies in squirrels (rodents generally) is very rare.
(, Wed 29 Dec 2021, 18:23, Reply)
Various Roundworms, viral encephalitis or rabies might fit the symptoms.
Also available, leprosy(!), leptospirosis, Salmonellosis etc.
Dirty little bastards.
(, Wed 29 Dec 2021, 19:53, Reply)
Even without tumours or rabies they can attack when fed by humans www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/06/when-squirrels-attack/531129/
(, Wed 29 Dec 2021, 19:21, Reply)
"Stripe appeared to have been given a reprieve when, later, the RSPCA stepped in to say it would take the pesky critter.
But when the animal charity’s vets examined him, he was euthanised."
Yes, feeding wildlife is rarely a good idea.
(, Wed 29 Dec 2021, 19:58, Reply)
it was fed by several neighbors. I did the Disney thing with a squirrel that would run across the street to get some peanuts that I would drop. One day, it jumped from the shrub and ran down my arm to bite into my finger after I had just dropped the peanuts.
The health center checked on rabies transmission via squirrel. The advice was that rabies puts squirrel metabolism in too a lethargic state to transmit the disease.
Conclusion: Tetanus booster and increased vigilance for a fast run inside.
(, Thu 30 Dec 2021, 2:26, Reply)
