So...3 (or more) bats were flying around my living room this AM

[jpak]

One of my cats showed up with another one as a present.

There's bat blood on the floor.

Is that rabies exposure (for me)

Kitteh has been vaccinated but was due for her annual this month.

Are we OK?

[madaboutharry]

1. Call your veterinarian.

They will be able to answer your questions.

[jpak]

5. Called the vet - got one vaccinated.

The kitteh that got the bat went into hiding as soon as the cat carrier came up from the basement.

She's the one I worry about.

[Laffy Kat]

8. My good friend is a vet.

She said pets are generally over-vaccinated and even if the kitteh is not quite up-to-date you are fine. Of course, the law may not be so generous.

[Tanuki]

2. How did you get them out of your house (assuming you did)?

[jpak]

3. Opened the front door and guided them with a broom - didn't wack them or anything.

It's still winter here - I hope they find a nice warm place...

other than my attic.

[Renew Deal]

4. How are they getting in?

There might be a lot more.

[jpak]

6. I don't know!

I had an electrician in the attic this fall - he never said anything about bats - and the home inspector didn't find any either this August.

I didn't see and droppings up there.

It's a chiropteran mystery.

I like bats - not afraid of them - but rabies?

yeah - don't want that.

[Laffy Kat]

7. Call your state office of public health.

They can necropsy the brain of the bat. Check yourself very closely for bites.

[ret5hd]

9. Just one word of caution:

Check your belfry!!!

[haele]

10. If you didn't get bit or scrached, should not be a concern for rabies.

However, ticks or other little buggies might be an issue. 4 bats means there's probably a colony about.

The bat that kitty caught should be checked; County Health will probably do that for you free of charge.
Might want to have the eaves of your house and garage or any other outbuildings checked, if you don't think the bats came from the attic. They could have come in through a hole or gap around the eaves.

Haele

[jmowreader]

11. Probably not

From https://batworld.org/rabies-info/

1. All Bats Carry Rabies.
FALLACY. All mammals can contract and carry rabies, however bats are not asymptomatic carriers of the disease. In reality, bats contract rabies far less than other animals. Less than 1/2 of 1% of all bats may contract the disease. A variety of wild animals (rabies vector species) can catch rabies, including foxes, skunks, raccoons, coyotes and bats. Cats and dogs and even livestock can also contract rabies.

2. Hundreds people die of bat rabies in the U.S. each year.
FALLACY. There is only one to two human deaths per year from bat rabies in the United States. A person living in the U.S. is more likely to catch leprosy or the plague than to contract rabies from a bat. Throughout the world 30,000+ people die from the disease each year – 99% of these deaths come from contact with rabid dogs. In the United States, however, due to successful vaccination programs, contracting rabies from dogs and cats is now rare.

If the bat didn't bite you, you won't catch rabies. If the kitteh didn't get bitten and didn't get a chance to eat the bat, kitteh should be safe.