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Shot a yote yesterday bout an hour before dark,looked healthy to me.
Got to skinning it out and had the revelation about coyotes and rabies, of course I washed my hands with bleach right away , but I'm pretty sure the blood got on a few small nicks I have on my hands.
I don't know of any local cases.
Should I be worried , are there any tell tell signs the dog would have if it was infected?
I wouldn't worry. Rabies is usually transferred through a bite and is in the saliva of the infected animal. I don't know if the blood is also a carrier or not. I guess I haven't heard of anyone getting infected by contact with blood while skinning.
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Wouldn't worry about it. Blood is not infective, would have to come in contact with nervous tissue, brain, spinal cord or large nerve. Not a danger while skinning.
Saliva is infective but unless you had your hands in it mouth right after you killed it shouldn't be a bid deal.
Coyotes are not common carriers of rabies. Skunks, coons, and bats would be the most common.
rabies/coyote question
