I am wondering if anyone knows anything about bats.  I have the bat in a box now.  I am hoping that at dusk I can just take the bat outside and put it on our tree and it will fly away and be fine.  You can imagine my surprise when I turned it over and it has three tiny babies clinging to its underside!!!!  It does not appear to be hurt.  And yes I did wear gloves when I moved it into a box.  I know not to handle bats without protection. How can this little bat fly with all those babies attached? 

If there's any puncture wounds it might get infected and die. I know cat's saliva is what kills a rabbit or a bird once it's bitten even if the owner does rescue it. The wounds get severely infected from the bacteria in the saliva and they die. Perhaps call a wildlife rehabber?

Yes, but the bat wasn't out and about in daylight..it was brought out  into the daylight by a cat. That is different. A rabid bat is a very sick animal; highly doubtful it would be in any shape to have and be caring for babies.

To test for rabies, it & all its young will be killed.  If Animal Control or the Dept of Health are contacted, they will 100% euthanize them all. Of course, if there is a suspicion the bat is sick, it should be tested, but a bat that was caught by a cat & brought home into daylight is very different than one out on its own. It should not be a knee-jerk reaction.

Hopefully your cat is up to date on its rabies vaccinations. I hope you speak with Bat World; this is their area of expertise.

WOW!  I hope you can find someone to help you.  I know in CT we have the audobon (SP?) society that would help in this case. 

she is so pretty! what kind of bat is that? i hope you can find someone to help you with her.

OMG! What a gorgeous bat! She looks like she is wearing a fur coat.
That does break my heart too 
As much as I love cats but they are responsible for millions of bird deaths (and other critters) every year. Like if wildlife doesn't have enough to deal with already. 

Good luck!!!

I don't quite agree - that's not really part of nature. Sorry but if people kept their cats inside, this wouldn't happen. Predators like raptors I understand that this is part of nature.

I agree with Moondust - if you can't get help for the bat today, just let it go and hope for the best.
Have you gotten in touch with Batworld yet?

Though this has been argued about before, I also agree that cats should be kept indoors. The impact they  have on wildlife is tremendous, and very sad. While wildlife rehabbers will help, it breaks *our* hearts too, to see so many animals die unncessarily so a cat can go out and have some fun.

I'm thinking she doesn't fly like that...the cat probably got her wherever she was roosting.

I sent this thread to a gal who has ordered bonding pouches from me for her bats!!!  Here's her reply:


Good luck!  I agree, I was absolutely fascinated when I saw the picture. 

Sounds like you did the right thing catsgurleygirl!  Thank you!

Bats have a bad reputation, just like rats, and a lot of what people think is myth.  They don't carry rabies anymore than rats carry the bubonic plague! 

A bat acting strangely is reason for deep concern, and yes they can carry rabies; bats often show what is called "dumb rabies" in that they don't get aggressive, they get kind of lethargic and that's when you get an occasion like "on a college student's leg in his living room at 5 pm."  THIS girlie girl was acting normally and was "helped" out of her normal environment by a cat; not her fault so it's great that she was released and she and her babies have a chance!

Great job, and PLEASE keep us updated!  I happen to love bats myself!

that pic is just way too cool - thank you so very much for posting it, I will be showing my kids once they get out of bed this morning 

she's so pretty! and those babies!  ACK!
May I snag that to post in my journal to show a bunch of other animal lovers?  I think they'd be thinkin this was a pretty cool pic too...and yes I'd happily link it back to here and give credit!