Perhaps one of the Vets on the list can help me out here. I'm a people doctor who specializes now in Sexually transmitted diseases. Most are viral in nature and I have a pretty good understanding of viral transmission in people in general. But as I understand Rabies (and I am not an expert), transmission among domestic animals requires some sort of exposure by either secretions or aerosolized droppings. In the absence of other animals, with a ferret-proofed home (so nothing bigger than a ferret can get in either) where is the risk of rabies? If I have bats in my attic, my risk for rabies is as great as my ferrets. So why is vaccination routinely recommended? [Posted in FML issue 2187]