18 male 140lbs/5'8 and I don't smoke or have any medical conditions.
Been worried sick about this thing on my finger. Got it a day ago in my garage moving folded boxes no idea how. I didn't feel or see anything scratch me but I was in a rush. I have a tendency to be over-anxious about these things but does it look like an animal scratch? Should I do anything about it? See a psychiatrist maybe lol? It's driving me nuts
Posted Mar 9, 2020, 2:52 PM UTC
NAD, but the concern about bats is that a bat in your room may bite you when you’re SLEEPING. If you’re awake you would know it if a bat scratched you.
kind of afraid i just blew it off if it did happen and thats why I can’t remember but you’re probably right
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Why do you think it’s a bat that scratched you? When I worked in a warehouse and moved things I’d get cuts and scratches all the time and not remember when or how I got them. Just wash with soap and water. You’ll be fine.
I don’t know. I was moving the boxes away from my car so i could get take my dog for his rabies shot. I was looking online for how often dogs needed it and when i started reading about how bad rabies is maybe i got paranoid. We’ve had bats here before but its been years since I’ve seen one
I have bats where I live fly around all the time and they’ve never bothered us. They usually avoid people. I think you’re fine. It’s just being paranoid (I get like that too sometimes) if you are really concerned about it head to the hospital. I’m not a doctor just to clarify. Best wishes!
ok thanks
Dude. It's a scratch.
Probably not a bad idea if you routinely get freaked out about stuff like this.