Dead groundhog in pool

   / Dead groundhog in pool #11  
I was exposed to rabies when I was stationed in Cameroon. My pet dog got sick and then died rather quickly. Because rabies is so common there, we had him tested for it, which turned out to be positive. Bats and Rats are the two main carriers, but just about any mammal will carry it.

The thing that bothered me the most about Rabies is there is no cure for it. There was that girl a few years ago that survived, but she's one of the only people to have done so. It can live in your body for a year or more before infecting your nervous system. Once this happens, you are dead.

The only cures are for becoming exposed to it. The vacines and medicines work really good for this, but again, it's only for killing the virus when it's dormant in your body.

There's probably newer, better stuff out there, then when I got it in 1985. In my case, I had the pre-exposure shots as part of my required shots by the Marine Corps. One shot when getting to Cameroon, the second shot a month later and the third shot a few months after that. It might have been six months for that third shot, I don't remember for sure since it seemed like we were always getting a shot for something.

The only way to check for Rabies is to examine the skull and spine. It's most common in the skull, but in my case, they found it in the spine of my dog.

Why does your daughter think it had rabies?

If you suspect that it had rabies, the thing to do is call the animal control officer and have it tested. If there is rabies in your area, it's important to find out so that precautions can be taken.

Since she's already freaked out by it being in the water, I don't know if any amount of treatment will be enough. It's probably not about the water, or how clean it is, but that the water had a rotting ground hog in it. Yuk.

I'd either drain it and refill it, or drain it and close it down for the year.

Eddie
 
   / Dead groundhog in pool #12  
In the Philippines, it is referred to as a floation device! Once watched a kid float down S@$t river holding onto a bloated pig!

mark
 
   / Dead groundhog in pool #13  
You sound like one of those Alongapo Raiders!
Been There !
 
   / Dead groundhog in pool #14  
The pool we go to has had a kid poop in the pool twice this summer. The pool gets shut down and I assume they super chlorinate.

This should kill must things but I just read about Crypto(sp) that is a virus that killed a bunch a people in the Midwest a few years ago. Chlorine wont kill Crypto unless very high levels are used. The article said that the high levels of Chlorine were not safe for humans. I assume, the article was unclear on this, that it was unsafe for consumption.

I used to sorta clean pools years ago. My Saturday job was to check the trash dumpster areas and the pools in a retirement development. There were 19 pools/dumpster areas. This had to be done in the early morning because the raccoons like to poop in the pools. Usually on the steps. We would just net out the "stuff". :eek: If I resident saw it we would have to drain the pool and refill. I was told that the chemicals would kill the wee beasties but the residents would complain if they saw the mess and did not drain/refill.

Interesting bit of trivia, the man I worked for, Troy Burress, was a family friend. He was executed by Aileen Wuornos one of the few women serial killers. Troy had moved away and was I believe a delivery man for Oscar Meyer products to stop and robs stores. He pulled into a store to make a delivery according to the clerk but Troy never made it inside. They found is body surrounded by cash on a nearby road. He had been shot in the back. Aileen like to say her men attacked her which really infuriated us since Troy was obviously kidnapped and murdered. Troy was a real good guy.

Anywho, sorry for the downer, just raccoon poo made me think of Troy. :D

Later,
dan
 
   / Dead groundhog in pool
  • Thread Starter
#15  
Hi all

First I super chlorinated pool.

As for my daughter worrying about rabies. She's just that way. As mentioned here, rabies is a serious disease. A couple years ago a bat got into my daughters house and the baby was exposed to a chance of a bat bite. Problem, even a scratch on skin could infect. Also, the bites are small and hard to detect. The state health guy simply said, "You can take the series of shots or take a chance. But, if the disease cropps up there is not a cure, in most cases." She did the series of shots, which ore not as bad as in the old days.

I also have had bats in house. The best thing to do is "bat" them down with a tennis racket. Capture them and kill them. Then take them to state health department. At, least here in Pa. Next, they will send them off for testing. If the bat is clea you don't have to take shots. I think there is also a vaccine for rabies. Vets and other animal handlers get vaccinated. Also, there have been others who have mentioned reasons to be vaccinated.

As far as the crap goes, what's the difference if someone poops in one bunch or if you have a 100 rears with bits and pieces of poop washed out of their rears. You don't see it because it's very small pieces. In most places one has to be licensed to be a public pool caretaker. I always shower before getting in pool and after I get out too. However, in the public pool, most don't.

I haven't called pool place yet today. I will though, and I'll report back with info for those interested.

Thanks folks....Coffeeman
 
   / Dead groundhog in pool #16  
As far as the crap goes, what's the difference if someone poops in one bunch or if you have a 100 rears with bits and pieces of poop washed out of their rears. You don't see it because it's very small pieces.


Now there's a disturbing mental image....:eek:
 
   / Dead groundhog in pool #18  
YUK! ICKY!! EWW!!! :p
We only had one kid that did that and we expressed our strong displeasure in it and let him know if he did it again and got caught we would give him a little corporal punishment. How do you get a smillie to attach to your post?
 
   / Dead groundhog in pool #19  
We only had one kid that did that and we expressed our strong displeasure in it and let him know if he did it again and got caught we would give him a little corporal punishment. How do you get a smillie to attach to your post?

Like this? Type : ) without the space between them. ;)
 

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