Very Scary Racoon

This fella came into our yard during the day. He looked to be in pain one minute and fine the next. But, you could tell, that something was very wrong with him. We have an invisible fence for our dogs, and he stayed about 2 feet from them on the other side of the wire.
I took some photos and brought the dogs inside.
Later on, I heard a gunshot from my neighbor's place. I called, and he had, indeed, dispatched the poor animal.

I had intended to go to the feed store and get a trap, so I could take him to the wildlife rescue. But, John, my neighbor, who has seen it all...told me that they would have immediately put him down. He did not have any visible wounds or broken bones.

How very sad. I have other photos of him looking very beautiful, which I will post another time. We think, he had distemper, as rabies is not often seen in racoons around here.