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A Montreal woman’s casual trip to the bathroom turned into a public health saga after she discovered a tiny bat where it shouldn’t be. The story ends with her in the emergency room—here’s how we got there.
In a series of viral videos with collectively more than 30 million views, content creator and bodybuilder Alison Doyle (@tismpump_) shares the horrifying situation she just had to deal with.
“My day is f—— ruined,” she says, holding the camera while explaining how she walked into the downstairs bathroom and found what she thought was a leftover—clears throat—turd.
But upon closer inspection, she was horrified to see that it was actually a baby bat.
“I tried to touch it to see if it was alive,” she says, explaining that she would have been down to fish it out and nurse it back to health.
She would have gone as far out of her way as getting a baby bottle to feed the wild animal milk until it got stronger. But when she poked it, it was clear that the bat was gonezo. She debated hosting a shoebox funeral complete with a bedazzled box and a Hot Cross Buns recorder performance—but she didn’t have the tools, let alone the mental strength, for all that.
“This is like the one time I need a man,” she jokes.
Alone and overwhelmed, Doyle called her mom, who phoned a friend, who told her their best bet was to flush it.
You may be thinking the bat was too big to be flushable. That’s where you’re wrong. “It’s definitely smaller than the biggest poop I’ve taken,” Doyle shares.
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How’d She End Up In An Emergency Room?
What started as toilet trauma turned into a potential medical emergency.
Doyle didn’t initially think much of the incident after the unceremonious flushing. However, she started to get concerned when she saw comments rolling in about how she could have contracted rabies from the animal without even being aware she was ever bitten.
In a follow-up clip, Doyle is in the emergency room of a hospital, looking visibly distressed.
“I found a dead bat in my toilet. I posted it on TikTok. And I had, like, 100 people telling me I should get a rabies shot,” she tells a nurse.
She explains that she’s autistic and struggles with everyday tasks, let alone navigating a medical crisis. Still, she checked herself in, bracing for what would likely be an hours-long wait.
“Send help,” she wrote in the caption.
And based on her many follow-up videos, it seems Doyle is doing fine and did in fact opt for the anti-rabies shot.
In an Instagram direct message to BroBible, Doyle clarified two things: The bat was already dead before it was flushed, and their mention at the hospital of being autistic was to underscore the severity of her condition during a hospital visit.
Doyle explained that as an autistic content creator, they often face misconceptions about autism and wanted to emphasize that it exists on a spectrum with varying support needs.
“Autism is a spectrum, and it looks different on everybody, and I was saying that so that I could potentially get accommodated, and it ended up resulting in me getting the best hospital experience and the best accommodations I’ve ever gotten,” Doyle shared.
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Why Bat Encounters Aren’t Funny To Health Officials
Experts say finding a bat indoors—dead or alive—is serious business.
Rabies, a viral disease transmitted through saliva and bites, is almost always fatal once symptoms begin. Bats are the leading cause of rabies deaths in the U.S. and Canada. “Rabies is a fatal but preventable viral disease,” the Centers for Disease Control states.
“If you encounter a bat in your home, think carefully before you release it outdoors. The bat might have exposed a person or pet to rabies, and might need to be tested,” the LA County Department of Public Health reported.
That’s because bat bites can be so small they’re often undetectable.
In this case, even if she wasn’t bitten, the mystery of how the bat got there—and whether it came into contact with her—was enough to prompt concern.
Medical staff appeared to take it seriously, too, ushering her through triage and reassuring her. They said, “I think it’s good that you came.”
Commenters React
“For everyone questions why she went in for a rabies shot … Rabies has a 100% fatality rate so better safe than sorry!” a person pointed out.
“Poor guy thought it said batroom,” another joked.
“I would NEVER use that toilet again,” a commenter said.