my teenage daughter was bitten by a dog

[Anonymous]

OP Im sorry this is a family you know "well". Trust me you are about to get to know them on a whole new level.

Unless they do the right thing, which in this case is face the music (sorry, just the truth) then, well, that is not YOUR problem.

I get that they probably had no idea.

I get that they are probably embarassed.

Maybe, just maybe, they are shaken and care deeply.

But they need to pony up and do the right thing. Do not try to protect them from consequences. Get your DD treatment and go from there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:is this a rescued "lab mix"?

Wonder why the term “Pitt mix” wasn’t used here.

OP I doubt your daughter was the first person that dog bit, and that dog will bite someone again.

What did the family tell you they were going to do about it?

I was bitten as a child by someone’s pet dog and it left a big bruise on my thigh. German Shepard. Never forgot it of course. Taught me a valuable lesson. All dogs bite. They’re dogs. Some just nip and others BITE.

[Anonymous]

You guys are CRAZY, overly litigious, and all that is wrong with so many

Our dd was bitten by our new rescue when in 2nd grade. We called our pediatrician, who told us dog bite was cleaner than a human bite, and had her sibling bit her we'd be heading to ER, but dog was fine.

She was at a friend's house, and friends family said dog has it's shots. Why would you not believe friends?!?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You guys are CRAZY, overly litigious, and all that is wrong with so many

Our dd was bitten by our new rescue when in 2nd grade. We called our pediatrician, who told us dog bite was cleaner than a human bite, and had her sibling bit her we'd be heading to ER, but dog was fine.

She was at a friend's house, and friends family said dog has it's shots. Why would you not believe friends?!?!

Because DCUM is radically anti-dog.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This may seem like overkill, but I’d take her to an urgent care to get the wound cleaned really well and perhaps get a course of antibiotics. Dogs’ mouths are very dirty and it’s easy to get an infection if the bite has drawn blood. (Speaking from personal experience of dog bite on ankle requiring multiple shots, a doctor to debride and clean. I started out just doing neosporin but it kept hurting and not healing so i went finally 2 weeks later. Won’t make that mistake again)

+1 I agree.

Your poor DD. Are we sure it was a black lab and not a "black lab"? That sounds out of character for a lab.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This may seem like overkill, but I’d take her to an urgent care to get the wound cleaned really well and perhaps get a course of antibiotics. Dogs’ mouths are very dirty and it’s easy to get an infection if the bite has drawn blood. (Speaking from personal experience of dog bite on ankle requiring multiple shots, a doctor to debride and clean. I started out just doing neosporin but it kept hurting and not healing so i went finally 2 weeks later. Won’t make that mistake again)

+1 I agree.

Your poor DD. Are we sure it was a black lab and not a "black lab"? That sounds out of character for a lab.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/dog-breed-most-likely-to-attack-bite-you-revealed-a7166296.html

The dog most likely to attack has been revealed and it may come as a surprise.

The family favourite labrador is responsible for the highest number of canine attack personal injury claims, according to research by pet insurers Animal Friends.

And man's best friend is often postman's worst enemy with allmost a third of incidents involving delivery workers and postal staff.

https://www.denverpost.com/2009/02/26/dog-bite-survey-finds-few-canines-that-attack/

Of the 2,060 bites, Labrador retrievers made up the biggest percentage on the bite list.

Labs accounted for 13.3 percent of the reported bites; pit bulls, 8.4 percent; German shepherds, 7.8 percent; Rottweilers, 3.9 percent; and Chows, 3.5 percent.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mum-takes-down-mirrors-home-20333269

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/woman-dog-mauled-labrador-popular-6020778

etc

This is probably because there are a lot of labs, not because there is anything wrong with labs as a type of dog - they're great dogs. But you should never use breed as a way to think this dog is safe, this one is dangerous - it's a bad proxy, and that's how you get hurt. Any dog can bite. Big dogs' bites can be more serious.

There's all kinds of problems with breed ID in any of these surveys. But these are the breeds that are reported, FWIW.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You guys are CRAZY, overly litigious, and all that is wrong with so many

Our dd was bitten by our new rescue when in 2nd grade. We called our pediatrician, who told us dog bite was cleaner than a human bite, and had her sibling bit her we'd be heading to ER, but dog was fine.

She was at a friend's house, and friends family said dog has it's shots. Why would you not believe friends?!?!

Because DCUM is radically anti-dog.

Because rabies is almost always fatal you effing nut job. You get vaccine record to make 100% sure.

[Anonymous]

Regardless of the actual breed of the dog-it bit a person (a kid, even) unprovoked...that dog is dangerous and should be put down. A dog that attacks like that is probably very stressed/unhappy and it's the humane thing to euthanize it.

There are so many dogs waiting for homes that are NOT dangerous. What if the OP's dd was, say, 7? Or a toddler.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You guys are CRAZY, overly litigious, and all that is wrong with so many

Our dd was bitten by our new rescue when in 2nd grade. We called our pediatrician, who told us dog bite was cleaner than a human bite, and had her sibling bit her we'd be heading to ER, but dog was fine.

She was at a friend's house, and friends family said dog has it's shots. Why would you not believe friends?!?!

Because DCUM is radically anti-dog.

Because rabies is almost always fatal you effing nut job. You get vaccine record to make 100% sure.

Whatever lady! Ask for the records if it makes you feel better. OP's kid does not have rabies. The dog does not have rabies. That's just not a disease you're finding in dogs who live in homes. But sure - you know best! Do what you need to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You guys are CRAZY, overly litigious, and all that is wrong with so many

Our dd was bitten by our new rescue when in 2nd grade. We called our pediatrician, who told us dog bite was cleaner than a human bite, and had her sibling bit her we'd be heading to ER, but dog was fine.

She was at a friend's house, and friends family said dog has it's shots. Why would you not believe friends?!?!

Your pediatrician is misinformed.

And what’s wrong with asking friends for shot records? A normal person would volunteer them to give a friend peace of mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You guys are CRAZY, overly litigious, and all that is wrong with so many

Our dd was bitten by our new rescue when in 2nd grade. We called our pediatrician, who told us dog bite was cleaner than a human bite, and had her sibling bit her we'd be heading to ER, but dog was fine.

She was at a friend's house, and friends family said dog has it's shots. Why would you not believe friends?!?!

Because DCUM is radically anti-dog.

Because rabies is almost always fatal you effing nut job. You get vaccine record to make 100% sure.

Whatever lady! Ask for the records if it makes you feel better. OP's kid does not have rabies. The dog does not have rabies. That's just not a disease you're finding in dogs who live in homes. But sure - you know best! Do what you need to do.

And destroy a friendship in the process, but hey, you do you

[Anonymous]

I was bitten by a dog as a kid and it was one of thr more painful skin breaking injuries I've ever had. Definitely take her to get it looked at, bites can cause some hidden damage and any bite that breaks the skin is an infection risk.

A totally unprovoked bite like that is BAD. I'd probably take the dog back to the rescue. A dog that bites like that is dangerous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You guys are CRAZY, overly litigious, and all that is wrong with so many

Our dd was bitten by our new rescue when in 2nd grade. We called our pediatrician, who told us dog bite was cleaner than a human bite, and had her sibling bit her we'd be heading to ER, but dog was fine.

She was at a friend's house, and friends family said dog has it's shots. Why would you not believe friends?!?!

Because DCUM is radically anti-dog.

Because rabies is almost always fatal you effing nut job. You get vaccine record to make 100% sure.

There are 1 to 3 cases a YEAR in the US. There was a spike in 2005 to 5 deaths and all were from bats. You people are crazy.

[Anonymous]

*spike in 2021 that is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You guys are CRAZY, overly litigious, and all that is wrong with so many

Our dd was bitten by our new rescue when in 2nd grade. We called our pediatrician, who told us dog bite was cleaner than a human bite, and had her sibling bit her we'd be heading to ER, but dog was fine.

She was at a friend's house, and friends family said dog has it's shots. Why would you not believe friends?!?!

Because DCUM is radically anti-dog.

Because rabies is almost always fatal you effing nut job. You get vaccine record to make 100% sure.

Whatever lady! Ask for the records if it makes you feel better. OP's kid does not have rabies. The dog does not have rabies. That's just not a disease you're finding in dogs who live in homes. But sure - you know best! Do what you need to do.

And destroy a friendship in the process, but hey, you do you

OP's kid was bitten by this family's rescue, but OP should be worried about offending them by asking for vaccine records? Because that would just be so very awkward or uncomfortable? Please explain.