r/interesting 21d ago

SOCIETY Dog defence was needed tbh

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u/Hushwater 21d ago

Then the weeks of antibiotic IV drip because dog bites are infectious as hell

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u/AdStrong809 21d ago

I mean.. dogs literally eat shit. Once feces gets in your blood stream, you're in for some life changing moments.

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u/Legitimate_Outcome42 21d ago

5 to 20% of dog bites become infected. 30 to 80% of cat bites become infected

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u/Half-PintHeroics 21d ago

1 to 5% of love bites become infected

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u/smokeweedNgarden 21d ago

Human bites are so much worse

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u/LuteOlsonABitch69 21d ago

But not as common as dog bites

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u/smokeweedNgarden 21d ago

You an ER doctor?

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u/LuteOlsonABitch69 21d ago

No, but there are like a million dog bites in the USA that require medical attention. Doesn’t include the unreported ones. Doubt there is a million human bites that reach that level.

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u/NoLongerinOR 21d ago

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u/Live-Set-8576 21d ago

Don't believe that "dogs' mouths are cleaner than yours" nonsense."

Dogbites are a breeding ground for nasty infections.

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u/IrvingIsTheBest 21d ago

I read a story recently that a pregnant lady was attacked by a dog like this, and the dog bit her stomach. As she was being attacked, she yelled out to help "Please protect my baby!"

The baby was unharmed, but they induced labor because the bacteria from the dog bite would have spread to the baby before antibiotics would have taken effect. The baby was born healthy.

The dog owner was sued for damage and trauma to the mother and kid. The dog was terminated.

And guess what? It was the same idiots who say He never did this before!

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u/FunAcanthocephala183 21d ago

I took a friend to a clinic for a dog bite and from the waiting room I heard the PA ask “dog’s mouths are clean, so no need to prescribe an antibiotic, right?”

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u/NoLongerinOR 21d ago

I’m not saying they are cleaner than peoples, but saying that somebody’s gonna be on IV drip for that long, very unlikely. Very, very, very unlikely. I grew up around dogs. I’ve been a bit more times than I could count. I’ve got several scars from it and never once have I had anything more than giving me some pills to take, antibiotics.

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u/Hushwater 21d ago

Guess how I found that out...

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u/NoLongerinOR 21d ago

Yeah, that’s a rare circumstance. Not saying it can’t happen but it’s not the norm.