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My wife was bit by a dog when visiting a client's house

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Vire

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What should we do in this situation? My wife is an IT engineer and she was visiting this rich fuck's house and they had a bulldog that bit her leg, she was wearing jeans and the bite marks are pretty shallow, but I am still concerned obviously. She has since washed it thoroughly and put Neosporin on it, but I'm still having a mild panic attack. Piece of shit dog.

Has anyone ever been in this type of situation before? Press charges? Go to the doctor? etc?
 
xxracerxx

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Did it puncture the skin? I assume yes.

Go see a doctor, especially if you wish to press charges.
 
CrankyJay

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She'll be fine. Sounds like the bites weren't deep.

Any more info? Was the client sorry? Can she get future business out of them?
 

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Assuming you are in the states, go to the Emergency Room. They will contact the police and make sure the dog is up to date on shots and will be under observation. Of course your wife will be taken care of as well.
 
Expy

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Was it on the job? Then it's a job related injury. And she should follow the protocols that the law provides.
 
shintoki

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She needs to report it to her work at the very least.
1. It is an injury on the job, needs to be documented.
2. For any future work(If), anyone else going needs to be fully warn. And ideally the company needs to contact the client and say this is unacceptable.
 
Heynongman!

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Man that really sucks. This can be tricky, and it really depends on the situation, but 9 times out of 10 if you report the bite, the dog is gonna get put down. Keep that in mind when coming to a decision. Not every bite is a sign that the dog is bad - could be a stress thing, but sometimes it just needs to be done... which sucks but yeah, dogs shan't be biting.

If I were in the position, I'd report it to whomever my higher ups are, and let them sort it out.
 
SpottieO

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There is way too little info in your post for anyone to answer your questions, obviously if it's deep she should get it checked out. Did she provoke the dog? Was it unprovoked? Was the owner apologetic?

the dog could be killed based off of what you do next.
 
Goldenroad

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I'd talk to a lawyer and try to settle things out of court, so the dog doesn't have to be euthanized.
 
Lightning Count

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Fuck off
Go take her to get a tetanus vaccination right now, most doctor's offices and emergency rooms should be able to do it on the spot.

Secondly, document the hell out of everything, then call the cops, also be prepared to lawyer up and sue the dog owner.
 
Nugnip

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You need to see a doctor. Washing it and disinfecting is not enough.
Other than that, it's up to you to decide if you want to report it (the dog might be put down?) or if you want to sue. What country?
 
CrankyJay

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Vire said:
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I mean, personally, it doesn't look all that bad to me. You cleaned it and disinfected it.

People here will tell you that her leg is going to fall off. That mostly likely won't be the case.
 
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Not sure what country you are from, but the animal is usually put down in these instances.
 

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See a doctor immediately, if it draws blood you're going to be in big trouble if there's an infection
 
Heynongman!

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Nugnip said:
You need to see a doctor. Washing it and disinfecting is not enough.
Other than that, it's up to you to decide if you want to report it (the dog might be put down?) or if you want to sue. What country?
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If this were a cat bite, sure. But it's a dog bite that barely broke skin. Dogs aren't disease infested mongrels.
 
SpottieO

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That's a very tame dog bite (I've been bitten before and it was about 5x as bad as that image).
 
Saganator

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Tricky situation with it being in the owners house. Hopefully the owner wasn't being negligent. My dog doesn't like strangers so if anyone comes over I make sure my dog is secured.
 
MrS

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Call the police and ask for the animal to be put down as it's a danger to human life.
 
CorpseLight

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Vire said:
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Honestly as long as you guys cleaned it out and keep cleaning it she will be fine. Im sure the dog isnt rabid.

These arent normal times, and going to an emergency room / hospital may be a lot more trouble than its worth.
 
Ravelle

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As a Child I fell between fighting dogs and I got bit in the head, I had to go get stitched immediately. No idea what happened afterward though.
 
ciD_Vain

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I got bit by my dog once during a house party when I was trying to break two of them up for fighting over a dog treat. Had 4 holes on my arm and my brother poured vodka on it. This was 6 years ago and now I am a dog.

In all seriousness, it doesn't seem too bad but you should still get it checked. Also, it seems like a work related injury so she should follow the proper steps and report it.
 

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That's not cool and I'd have a discussion with the owner, but let's not default to suing people if it was an accident and it didn't result in damage. I'd just ask them to cover any expenses of the visit/time lost and call it a day.
 
Fisty

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Definitely ask the owner of the dog for its shot records, and I would take her to urgent care regardless. Better to be safe than sorry, you just never know. If the owners don't bend over backwards to help you out with documentation, get ready to slap the lawsuit button.
 
TorianElecdra

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Do you know if the dog is vaccinated? I assume protocol would be to get a rabies and tetanus shots right away, but dunno if that applies to dogs or only wild animals.
 
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