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diggy4 · 09-22-2007, 04:09 PM

Do bats normally go after dogs?? I do not know a thing about bat behavior or diet but one was swooping at Diggy at dusk tonight in the back yard....and me running to Diggy didnt scare it! It kept swooping above our heads in a circle. Anyone familiar with what kind of bat would be in Southeastern Michigan and if they are aggressive?

Yorkieluv · 09-22-2007, 04:20 PM

That's scary!! Be careful because it might have rabies? Not sure, but I hope someone has some answers for you! Did you get my pm?

diggy4 · 09-22-2007, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Yorkieluv

That's scary!! Be careful because it might have rabies? Not sure, but I hope someone has some answers for you! Did you get my pm?

Nope....I see it now tho! Im going to read Thanks!

Yorkieluv · 09-22-2007, 04:27 PM

Haha! Okay

Yorkiekids · 09-22-2007, 04:32 PM

We had bats when I lived in New Jersey that would swoop you too. I don't know if their dangerous or not.

Izzy Princess · 09-22-2007, 04:45 PM

Hey did those bats have Indians' uniforms on??

Just kiddin!

That would scare me if I saw them swoopin down on Izzy, too and I'd be out there with my broom swooshing them away. Hey did anyone see on FOX news those bats that invaded those dorm rooms and those kids were swatting them with anything they could get their hands on. It was something to see.

ILuvYorkieToes · 09-22-2007, 04:47 PM

We have brown bats in Michigan. That's pretty freaky!

diggy4 · 09-22-2007, 04:48 PM

well im googling it and did the ask jeeves thing but not much help....there are 9 species of bats in Michigan....but I have never seen one sitting still so cant identify what kind it is. It does say that all 9 species eat insects

and that ALL bats can HAVE rabies but do not carry it, they die from them. Not sure if this is making me feel better or not. The bats in my yard are not huge, but not small either. Hubby says wing span is about 10-12 inches YICK I don't hate them but I would feel better knowing what kind they are and if they even bite small animals.

diggy4 · 09-22-2007, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Izzy Princess

Hey did those bats have Indians' uniforms on??

Just kiddin!

That would scare me if I saw them swoopin down on Izzy, too and I'd be out there with my broom swooshing them away. Hey did anyone see on FOX news those bats that invaded those dorm rooms and those kids were swatting them with anything they could get their hands on. It was something to see.

lmao No I distinctly remember seeing ORANGE AND NAVY on them....and it seems the clicking noise they make sounded just like they were saying GO TIGERS!!! Not sure tho!

Judy in Waco · 09-22-2007, 04:54 PM

Wow! Is it that close to Halloween already?? j/k!!

I have no idea, but I would totally freak!!

Ellie May · 09-22-2007, 04:56 PM

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
I Hate Bats.

Izzy Princess · 09-22-2007, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by diggy4

lmao No I distinctly remember seeing ORANGE AND NAVY on them....and it seems the clicking noise they make sounded just like they were saying GO TIGERS!!! Not sure tho!

Oh my mistake..hehehe...they must have been wearing Scarlet and Gray

diggy4 · 09-22-2007, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Izzy Princess

Oh my mistake..hehehe...they must have been wearing Scarlet and Gray

lol

Ichabob · 09-22-2007, 05:04 PM

no bats, just owls

Yorkiedaze · 09-22-2007, 05:06 PM

Contact the wild animal expert in your area. I doubt very much if any bat attacks people or animals. Some bats are just fruit bats, but the ones who drink blood usually do it on livestock. They scare off easily as well.

09-22-2007, 04:09 PM	#1
diggy4 Bella Boo & Diggy Too! Donating GS Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Detroit Posts: 6,156 Blog Entries: 5	Bats Do bats normally go after dogs?? I do not know a thing about bat behavior or diet but one was swooping at Diggy at dusk tonight in the back yard....and me running to Diggy didnt scare it! It kept swooping above our heads in a circle. Anyone familiar with what kind of bat would be in Southeastern Michigan and if they are aggressive? __________________ ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN

09-22-2007, 04:20 PM	#2
Yorkieluv Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 7,178	That's scary!! Be careful because it might have rabies? Not sure, but I hope someone has some answers for you! Did you get my pm? __________________ Miko 's his Mommy

09-22-2007, 04:27 PM	#4
Yorkieluv Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 7,178	Haha! Okay __________________ Miko 's his Mommy

09-22-2007, 04:32 PM	#5
Yorkiekids Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida Posts: 14,495	We had bats when I lived in New Jersey that would swoop you too. I don't know if their dangerous or not. __________________ Susan, Piper ,Harley & Suiki

09-22-2007, 04:45 PM	#6
Izzy Princess Therapy Dog Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,635 Blog Entries: 1	Hey did those bats have Indians' uniforms on?? Just kiddin! That would scare me if I saw them swoopin down on Izzy, too and I'd be out there with my broom swooshing them away. Hey did anyone see on FOX news those bats that invaded those dorm rooms and those kids were swatting them with anything they could get their hands on. It was something to see. __________________ Cynd, Izzy (Yorkie) & Cosmo (Biewer)(Secwetary & Charter Membwer of the Dirty FurKids Cwub)-Jusz say NO ta bein' cwean!)proud member of the *CrAzYcLu*B! ~The PINK club~SRC

09-22-2007, 04:47 PM	#7
ILuvYorkieToes Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 71	We have brown bats in Michigan. That's pretty freaky!

09-22-2007, 04:48 PM	#8
diggy4 Bella Boo & Diggy Too! Donating GS Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Detroit Posts: 6,156 Blog Entries: 5	well im googling it and did the ask jeeves thing but not much help....there are 9 species of bats in Michigan....but I have never seen one sitting still so cant identify what kind it is. It does say that all 9 species eat insects and that ALL bats can HAVE rabies but do not carry it, they die from them. Not sure if this is making me feel better or not. The bats in my yard are not huge, but not small either. Hubby says wing span is about 10-12 inches YICK I don't hate them but I would feel better knowing what kind they are and if they even bite small animals. __________________ ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN

09-22-2007, 04:54 PM	#10
Judy in Waco Gizzy & Kandi spoil me Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Waco, Texas Posts: 8,477	Wow! Is it that close to Halloween already?? j/k!! I have no idea, but I would totally freak!! __________________ The fullness of our heart is expressed in our eyes, in our touch, in what we write, in what we say, in the way we walk, the way we receive, the way we need. -Mother Teresa ( RIP Gizmo 3/9/07-8/18/12)

09-22-2007, 04:56 PM	#11
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww I Hate Bats. __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶

09-22-2007, 05:04 PM	#14
Ichabob YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lucedale ms Posts: 707	no bats, just owls

09-22-2007, 05:06 PM	#15
Yorkiedaze My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca. Posts: 12,228	Contact the wild animal expert in your area. I doubt very much if any bat attacks people or animals. Some bats are just fruit bats, but the ones who drink blood usually do it on livestock. They scare off easily as well.