Would you have called?

[catnapper]

I would have called if not to just have tests run on the cat to determine that it DOESN'T have rabies and to put the man's mind at ease. I know if it were my child, I would want to know!!

The test for rabies is cutting off the animal's head and looking at the brain tissue.

If it were my child, I'd have gotten the rabies shot. ESPECIALLY if an unknown animal bit my child. It is crazy to me that the parent just walked their child around the neighborhood looking for the animal while the rabies timebomb might possibly be ticking away in their child. Rabies is FATAL. I think a few shots in the shoulders and stomach are nothing compared to possible death.

If it was a squirrel that bit your child, wouldn't you just get the shots instead of looking for the squirrel? Why waste time looking for an orange cat?

[G535]

I Like Corrina's idea of boarding the cat at the vets. Testing for rabies = death for the cat so his head can be sent to a lab for testing. A sweet cat like that shouldn't end up dead because some guys kid may have been tormenting it. I'd grab the cat up before this guy finds the cat and does it in.

I agree! There are far too many animals being put to sleep for minor reasons and sometimes no reason at all.

[clarebear]

I can understand why the man is worried

but when a cat bites a kid its because the kid has been tormenting it.