Sunapee, NH woman attacked by rabid bobcat in her garden

[Tanuki]

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/06/27/80-year-old-woman-attacked-mauled-by-rabid-bobcat-in-garden?s_campaign=Email:BComToday

"An 80-year-old New Hampshire woman fought off a rabid bobcat with the help of her two dogs and her gardening sickle.

Elsie Dabrowski says she was gardening Sunday at her Sunapee home when the animal attacked , biting her face, arm and back. She says her only thoughts at the moment were ‘‘why is this stupid cat attacking me?’’

Dabrowski tried to fight off the bobcat with a sickle, but it was ultimately chased off by her dogs. Her adult son heard the commotion and rushed outside with a shotgun, which he used to kill the bobcat. The animal carcass tested positive for rabies.

Dabrowski needed over 50 stiches to close her wounds, but she says she feels thankful it wasn’t worse."

[Vinca]

1. Saw that on the local news the other night. Frightening.

My husband saw a bobcat on our patio a couple of months ago, but it looked healthy and took off pretty quickly. We've had a couple of cottontail rabbits living under a porch so we figured he was scoping out dinner. Another bobcat was hit by a car near the Vermont border. It was rescued and taken to a sanctuary to recover and was not rabid. Any animal with rabies is scary, but I imagine a bobcat can be especially mean. The lady is lucky to be alive.

[malaise]

3. Scary indeedShe's lucky to have survived this attack

Damn!

[longship]

2. I hope she got her rabies shots.

Her doggies, too.

Rabies is 100% fatal.