Only in the sense that it's abnormal behavior. It's not disoriented or having coordination problems. In the early stages of rabies, animals tend to stare and appear dazed and disoriented. They may or may not drool. They lose inhibitions and may not run away like they usually would. They may seem like they don't even notice you. In the later stages of rabies, they may become very aggressive. They will likely drool or even froth at the mouth. They may have spasms or contortions.
This mouse just really wanted to get to the cat, probably because the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis acts on their brain in a very specific way to cause them to lose their fear of predators and even to become attracted to cats. Other than that, they behave normally. If you ignore the fact that this mouse was running into the arms of a cat, the mouse was moving and acting normally.
Denver Colorado (us). really weird cause they were trying to play with the dogs who were trying to attack them... in the middle of the day! Something about their normal body temperature that makes them susceptible I think. other than that they're pretty nocturnal...
cute little trash pandas otherwise.
Raccoons aren't strictly nocturnal, especially when mothers are nursing and need extra food. Approaching a dog is odd behavior for an adult but young raccoons are very curious and playful (and naive).
Yeah, they come up out of our storm sewers. we see them leaving the sewer near sunset and return in the morning. Clatter around and scream through the night, then disappear for the day. Wonderful mom's with their kits(?). This was mid day. The dogs were behind a big gate with a gap at the bottom. The 2 adult racoons were trying to get in under the gate and play with the dogs as the dogs were trying to bite and drag them in. They just acted drunk.....I guess it's possible it wasn't rabies, just my only guess to that behavior.
That's a much bigger sign of disease, rabies and distemper most worrying among them. Lethargic or uncoordinated movement, confusion, slow reactions, that sort of thing.
yeah, I really felt for them. I wanted to go and direct them away from the dogs, but fear of rabies ...I was also delivering steel from my semi and I was blocking the road, so...
Exactly this. Distemper is more common than rabies, but they are both highly contagious, fatal, and make the animals dangerous. If you see animals acting like that, you need to call the game warden so they can try to trap them before they spread the disease through the entire population. The kind of distemper raccoons get is a different type than the kind dogs normally get, but dogs can still sometimes catch it. It is treatable in dogs.
Toxoplasma has been shown to cause an attraction to the smell of cat urine and reduction in host fear response. It's advantageous to it completing its life cycle in cats and other predators of mice. Funnily/scarily enough, it causes similar symptoms in humans.
You get it by contacting cat feces. Not fucking eating them. Women are warned to stay away from litterboxes because it can harm the unborn baby. I was a CHILD who played in dirt.
Why are people downvoting? That's a valid question. Stray cats are known to shit in sandboxes where kids play and kids are known to put random things in their mouth.
I've never owned a cat. I thought I was a dog guy.... turns out I l just love almost all animals... spiders and snakes I don't understand but I probably just need more exposure, tbh!
u/OverallRow4108, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post...
The fate of your post is in the hands of the most savage animals of all now, the mods.
"They're too small, they're evading our turbo lasers!"
I literally thought of the millennium falcon hiding on the star destroyer
Toxoplasmosis lifecycle interrupted by daft cat.
The Merry and Pippin approach. "The closer we are to danger, the safer we are"
I was always taught: Get real close, or get real far!
Mouse got toxoplasma
You can tell from the video?
yeesh... I've seen raccoons with rabies and it's weird behavior. would this be similar?
Only in the sense that it's abnormal behavior. It's not disoriented or having coordination problems. In the early stages of rabies, animals tend to stare and appear dazed and disoriented. They may or may not drool. They lose inhibitions and may not run away like they usually would. They may seem like they don't even notice you. In the later stages of rabies, they may become very aggressive. They will likely drool or even froth at the mouth. They may have spasms or contortions.
This mouse just really wanted to get to the cat, probably because the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis acts on their brain in a very specific way to cause them to lose their fear of predators and even to become attracted to cats. Other than that, they behave normally. If you ignore the fact that this mouse was running into the arms of a cat, the mouse was moving and acting normally.
Rabies is a virus that affects the brain and central nervous system.
Toxoplasma is a parasite that affects the brain.
The short but also slightly inaccurate answer would be yes and no?
Where do you live that you’ve seen rabies in raccoons? Just curious.
Denver Colorado (us). really weird cause they were trying to play with the dogs who were trying to attack them... in the middle of the day! Something about their normal body temperature that makes them susceptible I think. other than that they're pretty nocturnal... cute little trash pandas otherwise.
Raccoons aren't strictly nocturnal, especially when mothers are nursing and need extra food. Approaching a dog is odd behavior for an adult but young raccoons are very curious and playful (and naive).
Yeah, they come up out of our storm sewers. we see them leaving the sewer near sunset and return in the morning. Clatter around and scream through the night, then disappear for the day. Wonderful mom's with their kits(?). This was mid day. The dogs were behind a big gate with a gap at the bottom. The 2 adult racoons were trying to get in under the gate and play with the dogs as the dogs were trying to bite and drag them in. They just acted drunk.....I guess it's possible it wasn't rabies, just my only guess to that behavior.
That's a much bigger sign of disease, rabies and distemper most worrying among them. Lethargic or uncoordinated movement, confusion, slow reactions, that sort of thing.
yeah, I really felt for them. I wanted to go and direct them away from the dogs, but fear of rabies ...I was also delivering steel from my semi and I was blocking the road, so...
Exactly this. Distemper is more common than rabies, but they are both highly contagious, fatal, and make the animals dangerous. If you see animals acting like that, you need to call the game warden so they can try to trap them before they spread the disease through the entire population. The kind of distemper raccoons get is a different type than the kind dogs normally get, but dogs can still sometimes catch it. It is treatable in dogs.
Toxoplasma has been shown to cause an attraction to the smell of cat urine and reduction in host fear response. It's advantageous to it completing its life cycle in cats and other predators of mice. Funnily/scarily enough, it causes similar symptoms in humans.
Toxoplasmosis at its peak
I got toxoplasmosis as a kid from outdoor cats. It destroyed the sight in one eye and may or may not have affected my brain. Not so cute then.
uh, no! dude, not good at all! is this the one that is really dangerous for pregnant women?
Yes. It's so dangerous pregnant women are even told to not touch litter boxes of even strictly indoor cats to not risk any chance of exposure.
You get it from eating cat shit?
You get it by contacting cat feces. Not fucking eating them. Women are warned to stay away from litterboxes because it can harm the unborn baby. I was a CHILD who played in dirt.
Why are people downvoting? That's a valid question. Stray cats are known to shit in sandboxes where kids play and kids are known to put random things in their mouth.
Gotta say. Tom&Jerry music is perfect.
"Get it off, get it off!" 🙀
lmao... like spider webs!
It’s not cat and mouse game anymore. People should stop using it .
Lmao
Typical tuxie behavior.
I've never owned a cat. I thought I was a dog guy.... turns out I l just love almost all animals... spiders and snakes I don't understand but I probably just need more exposure, tbh!
Pretty sure the cat checked to make sure its balls were safe.
idk how brave that mouse really is, kitty is about as threatening as a stick of cotton candy.
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