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Gypsy Jan
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Bitten by a Street Dog
It's a first experience for me in all my years with dogs in many places.
I was walking down a residential street in Primo Tapia and saw a cute beagle behind a fenced yard and there was a black c-cker-spaniel-sized dog on
the sidewalk.
I smiled at both dogs, then cut eye contact and stepped out in the street to avoid crowding the small black dog.
Well, that plan didn't work. The black dog came up behind me as I was passing by and grabbed my left hand with his teeth. He/she immediately
released my hand while I yelled "No!" several times.
Nobody in the house responded, but the people at the fruteria nearby came out to ask me how I was and they were very concerned.
Hubby took me to Cruz Roja and even though they had a medical emergency in another room to deal with, they irrigated my injury, coated it with
antibiotic salve, wrapped it with gauze and had the doctor on duty look me over and then insisted on taking my blood pressure and weight.
All for $13 U.S.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
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Ateo
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Glad to hear it wasn't worse. $13 bucks. Wow. Being alive is a hazardous sport. You're doing well.
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You get a tetanus shot? That is a must. Also...inspect the bite area for potential infection each day.
Hope you are okay.
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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DENNIS
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Similar thing happened to me, but it was a Shepherd that exposed a lot of the bones in my hand.
They don't stitch dog bites so it had to be cleaned daily and bandages changed. That was performed by my new Gynocologist while I sat in the big
chair, comfortable in the stirrups, in her office.
She was the doctor on duty when I went into the emergency room at ISSTECALI and as it turns out, her ER patients become her office patients as well.
Everything healed well, but I still have scars.
Keep the wound clean.
As I recall, it was much more than $13 bucks.
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BajaBlanca
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sorry ot hear about your mishap and I wonder what you could have done differenly ??? sounds like you did what you were supposed to do.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
sorry ot hear about your mishap and I wonder what you could have done differenly ??? sounds like you did what you were supposed to do.
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Well....I guess I could have asked for a Pap Smear.............Oh....you're asking Jan. 
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Gypsy Jan
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I Will Admit That I Am Concernd
So I keep my left hand dry, reapply the antibiotic cream, keep my hand dry and take the antibiotic.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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Islandbuilder
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Good one Dennis!
Glad it isn't worse Jan, I hope that it heals well.
I doubt that you could have done anything differently under the circumstances.
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Gypsy Jan
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Pap Smear - What?
If a random dog bites you, but it doesn't involve the who ha, rape is not an issue.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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Steve&Debby
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I hope everything heals ok. Jan I would think about getting a rabies vaccination. No you do not have to get the shots in the stomach any more. My wife
and daughter and I had to go through the shots several years ago. Remember once rabies reaches a certain stage there is no cure!!!!!!!!!
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Rabies is serious stuff. I'm sure you are well informed on the subject. There are shots that should be taken very soon after the bite.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/rabies/DS00484/DSECTION=tre...
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Unfortunately, rabies is the biggest risk.
If the dog is not quarantined or the rabies status (vaccinated?) of the dog is unknown or unvaccinated, you are considered at risk for rabies
infection. While there are not many reported cases of active rabies, dog bites in this situation are significant risk opps.
Check with any MD, but my understanding is that you need prophylactic treatment. This is one shortcut I would not suggest taking.....JMHO....
And best of luck!
[Edited on 4-8-2013 by Sweetwater]
Everbody\'s preachin\' at me that we all wanna git to heaven, trouble is, nobody wants to die to git there.-BB King
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When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I\'ve never tried before. - Mae West
Experience is what keeps a man who makes the same mistake twice from admitting it the third time around.
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A few years back I was too bitten by a street dog in front of Marina de la Paz. I called the local police who referred me to the Health Department.
I walked down to the office, found out there is an Animal Control (who would have thought?) person. Anyway, I filed the report, the anmal control
person came out, found the owner who insisted the dog had shots, quarantined the dog for 6 weeks, checked daily to make certain it was securely
fenced. Then there was a flurry of activity in the area of capturing street dogs. Weeks later the dog bit someone else so I went to the Office de
Salud, reported it, and they picked up the dog. Your hand, and my butt (where I got bit) are down near a child's face and my fear was the dog biting
a child. I was impressed with the City's actions and a potential serious problem was solved. Certainly this dog should be quarantined to make
certain it is good health. Good luck.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
If a random dog bites you, but it doesn't involve the who ha, rape is not an issue. |
Ya gotta follow the bouncing ball.........
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
I was walking down a residential street in Primo Tapia and saw a cute beagle behind a fenced yard and there was a black c-cker-spaniel-sized dog on
the sidewalk.
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Go find the culprit and take him into custody for a blood test.
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From what I understand the only way to test the dog for rabies is to do a test on the dogs brain for rabies. Unfortunately this means OFF WITH HIS
HEAD.
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Gypsy Jan states
"I smiled at both dogs, then cut eye contact and stepped out in the street to avoid crowding the small black dog."
If you think about it in the canine world a dog shows aggression by showing their teeth, by smiling at these street dogs you were sending a message to
the one that thought you were mad at him/her...Rabies is no joke and do not smile at dogs..............suerte.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Similar thing happened to me, but it was a Shepherd that exposed a lot of the bones in my hand.
They don't stitch dog bites so it had to be cleaned daily and bandages changed. That was performed by my new Gynocologist while I sat in the big
chair, comfortable in the stirrups, in her office.
She was the doctor on duty when I went into the emergency room at ISSTECALI and as it turns out, her ER patients become her office patients as well.
Everything healed well, but I still have scars.
Keep the wound clean.
As I recall, it was much more than $13 bucks. |
Dennis,, how is the Shepherd doing after biting you
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For you D
An Elegy On The Death Of A Mad Dog
Good people all, of every sort,
Give ear unto my song;
And if you find it wondrous short,
It cannot hold you long.
In Islington there was a man
Of whom the world might say,
That still a godly race he ran—
Whene'er he went to pray.
A kind and gentle heart he had,
To comfort friends and foes;
The naked every day he clad—
When he put on his clothes.
And in that town a dog was found,
As many dogs there be,
Both mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound,
And curs of low degree.
This dog and man at first were friends;
But when a pique began,
The dog, to gain some private ends,
Went mad, and bit the man.
Around from all the neighbouring streets
The wond'ring neighbours ran,
And swore the dog had lost its wits
To bite so good a man.
The wound it seemed both sore and sad
To every Christian eye;
And while they swore the dog was mad,
They swore the man would die.
But soon a wonder came to light
That showed the rogues they lied,—
The man recovered of the bite,
The dog it was that died!
Oliver Goldsmith
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The next full moon, keep an eye on any excessive hair growth!
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