velo – for myself or the raccoon?
Sadly, no for either. I will take the hopeful outlook that it was NOT rabies, for the sake of the neighborhood. As for the raccoon, it was definitely NOT well. That walking on front paws bit was pretty amazing (and yes, if I’d not seen it myself I might have suspected a Wild Tale In The Telling); incredible adaptive response to the defect in hind leg power.
Went looking for it later (carefully) but no signs of its passing (or Passing), so nothing to report to any animal agency (responsive or otherwise).
Chalk it up to another Perkins-Narrative-Free moment…