Marina,

I don't blame you for freaking out. If it makes you feel any better, my son got bit by a squirrel while waiting for the school bus a few weeks ago. I freaked out and took him to the ER. After placing a few calls to the state, the ED doc concluded that it's almost impossible to transmit rabies from squirrel to human, despite the bite and subsequent bleeding. The wound was bandaged and no further treatment was required.

I had trouble believing this myself as I left the ED....