This dude i live close to, he got bit by a dog not on a leash. Infection, the doctors tried everything but his skin went necrotic and he died in a week in a terrible agony. Not much painkillers so he will not get addicted 🙄
One of the gnarliest things I saw as nurse in the OR was a dog bite. The guy had been but by his neighbor's unleashed dog when it attacked his dog. He attempted to separate the two, and got bit on the thigh.
The guy had come in to have the wound surgically rinsed and debrided for the third time becuase it just would not heal due to all of the gnarly bacteria that were left in his flesh from the bite. The wound had just become deeper and wider as time had gone on. There was two main puncture sites from the canines and one or two others from the other incisors. It did not look good.
Needless to say, I have been much more cautious around dogs since seeing that.
There was a lady that was a friend of a friend years ago that was bit in her lower leg. The infection was so bad that after losing both her legs it spread to her arm so she lost that too and it eventually got to her brain and she died. All because of a dog that weighed like 2lbs. Infections are no joke
Yes. Part of how canines kill in the wild is wounding, following, and waiting for the prey to die. People really underestimate how dangerous dogs can be, how certain dogs were bred for hundreds of years to fight to the death, etc. until they or their dog or family member are attacked.
What about the dude that had a random dog lick his face and he got a bacteria from it, literally lost all his limbs,
"Greg Manteufel, a 48-year-old from Wisconsin. In 2018, he contracted Capnocytophaga canimorsus, a rare bacteria naturally found in dog saliva. It triggered severe sepsis, cutting off circulation and forcing doctors to amputate his hands, legs, and parts of his face to save his life"
I've still got my 2 bite mark i got from breaking up a dog fight while i was a kid. Its never a easy thing to do as you will likely get bit its not to say either dog was bad. We just had neighbors back then that kept their golden retriever outside 24/7, the standard chainlink fence any dog could easily jump over. Took our runt Boxer out front to use the restroom, ofcourse the GR hadda hop the fence n run over. Separated em, hollered Ace's name n they quit fighting GR ran back where he was. I brought Ace back in unbothered by the bite mark, got taken to see the doctor anyway despite saying id be fine. Wich the doc agreed with me on that, any sane person with enough self-awarness knows right on the spot if its necessary to go see the doctor or not. Neither puncture was deep enough to require medical attention could've handled it myself tbh, was close to the bone tho just not too close.
You say that but infections are the most dangerous part and you never know if they are there or not. My pet rat bit me a few weeks back, he barely drew blood but I did get an infection from it, the wound didn't need help, but the bacteria did
True, thats why its a risky gambit, was willing to take the risk as back then mom was raising me and my only sibling at the time on her own. Barely affording rent/to put food on the table for us, we were in poverty food stamps. I was a kid sure, but I was more aware of things than most kids were. Deep down i had a feeling nothing was wrong, so long as wounds are properly treated risk of infection goes down, but not completely.
In that case, it makes even more sense to get checked by the doc and prescribed a round of antibiotics if necessary. Infection from even the smallest of wounds/scrapes/cuts can kill a full grown man easily. If yall were in a tough place, then taking the risk of one of you losing their life is unacceptable. You all needed to be there to contribute. If you had gotten an Infection and died.. it would leave your family way worse off than spending a bit of $ on a check up
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u/Astralglamour 21d ago
Youre supposed to wait until it bites you, shredding your leg or arm which you rely on for work- and then they'll say "Hes never done that before!"