My sister in law had a fox jump her, she managed to grab it by the neck before it bit her and had her husband killed it. She had scratches and such. Even then, the county health department REFUSED to test the animal for rabies, the hospital did it! (It was too expensive to have it tested according to the county). She did the whole rabies shot thing, apparently it wasn't as bad as people say it is.

Not a pool story, but don't count on the county health department to make the right call!