Dog versus Pig versus Human

Whenever I lie down to watch TV on our living room floor, Izzie and Lola compete over who can snuggle up closest to me. Despite the fact one could easily lay on each side, they’d rather battle it out over the exact same spot. During a particularly feisty battle this past Thursday, I stupidly stuck my hand in front of their faces in a futile effort to break up their fight. By sheer accident, Lola nipped my ring finger resulting in broken skin and slight bleeding. Employing common first aid sense, I quickly washed my finger with antibacterial soap followed by peroxide then Neosporin. As the hour passed I became increasingly concerned at how rapidly my bitten finger was swelling compounded by the intense pain whenever pressure was applied to the area. I promptly phoned our local vet who (after putting me on hold for a few minutes-likely to do some quick research on pig bites) the vet returned to the phone and spoke the following words: “Now before I tell you this, you need to know that it is extremely, extremely rare, however, pigs can carry rabies. It is highly unlikely Lola has rabies; however, if she does she will die within the next ten days. Should this occur, bring Lola in to our office so we can test her. In the rare event this occurs, you will still be able to get the rabies vaccination series required for humans” (apparently there is only a 10-14 day window in which the vaccination can be administered and work successfully). Naturally my anxiety sky rocketed and I immediately began Googling what the vet conveyed over the phone. Rest assured, the information proved to be accurate (it is extremely rare for a pig to have rabies and even if she did, I would still be well within the time frame to get vaccinated should Lola be infected). Dear God, please do not let Lola die (especially before the 28th) as this will confirm she has rabies and I must then undergo (the very painful) 14 day period of vaccinations. Amen.