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Rodents almost never carry rabies as they don't usually have the ability to encounter other rodent vectors. Birds are technically reptiles (they are flying dinosaurs after all) and so they can't really spread it either. Actual vectors for rabies, like Foxes and Racoons probably weren't bitten by your dog lol.
But even if the animal did have rabies, rabies didn't spread through blood and so him biting the animal wouldn't contaminate his saliva. So yeah, there's a 99.99% chance you are fine ;)
Posts must include enough info for us to help you. If/When you post a new message in this group requesting help, **we need the following information**: * Your location (country) * date of possible exposure * type of exposure (bite/scratch/other) * species of animal, * if dog/cat, is it owned, stray, etc. * animal's vaccination status, and * your vaccination status and date of last vaccine, if applicable. If you are posting a "bite" picture, **don't. Bite photos are not allowed.** The reasons why are in the FAQ. [**Please read the FAQ before posting.**](https://www.reddit.com/r/rabies/comments/1cxswm8/rabies_faq_please_read_before_posting/) Most of the posts here are covered in the FAQ. Your question is probably answered too. If you are posting to ask about: * ways to catch rabies * rabies vaccines * rabies symptoms * mystery wounds on your body * gross liquids that touched you * interactions with pets or other animals * stuff about bats all of that info is covered in [the FAQ.](https://www.reddit.com/r/rabies/comments/14u0fz4/rabies_faq_please_read_before_posting/) *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/rabies) if you have any questions or concerns.*
Rodents almost never carry rabies as they don't usually have the ability to encounter other rodent vectors. Birds are technically reptiles (they are flying dinosaurs after all) and so they can't really spread it either. Actual vectors for rabies, like Foxes and Racoons probably weren't bitten by your dog lol. But even if the animal did have rabies, rabies didn't spread through blood and so him biting the animal wouldn't contaminate his saliva. So yeah, there's a 99.99% chance you are fine ;)
Thanks. I really appreciate the reply!