Dog bit 14 year old daughter face- 1/4 inch gash next to mouth? Emergency room and plastic surgeon?

[Anonymous]

I was bitten by a dog in 7th or 8th grade. Really badly, on the face. Basically it tore one side of my lower lip and punctured the other side. There was no plastic surgeon available but i saw one regularly afterward to determine if we should do further repairs. First few years it was very noticeable but after that you’d have to look very closely to see the scar. Biggest advice the plastic surgeon had was sunscreen - all year round for the next few years at least. Good luck OP!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here- so went to ER and they waited 4
Hours to be seen. The ER said they do not have a plastic surgeon they can call in. However the doc said the wound had already closed enough that he thinks natural is better than to stitch or glue. He cleaned it before making that assessment.
He said he has 4 daughters so understood his concern.
By 2am I think we were too exhausted to think.
Antibiotics prescribed.
Today I texted my dermatologist friend because it’s oozing a bit and I’m second guessing the doc. She said it’s too late now to do anything but antibiotics. I wish I could show a pic. It’s to right if her mouth snd small but deep/ does look closed.
I’ll try the X cream one poster suggested - and derm friend may suggest a cream.
Dog is ours. He is temperamental and I would re home him in heartbeat- but is daughters dog and she adores the little nasty thing!

Your own dog bit your kid in the face abs you are keeping it? What is wrong with you?

DD doesn’t have a say in this. It is unsafe and could potentially bite someone else’s child in the face. How would you feel if this happened to a friend of hers at your house or a young child? Maybe they would lose vision/an eye? Think about this logically OP. HUGE liability

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here- so went to ER and they waited 4
Hours to be seen. The ER said they do not have a plastic surgeon they can call in. However the doc said the wound had already closed enough that he thinks natural is better than to stitch or glue. He cleaned it before making that assessment.
He said he has 4 daughters so understood his concern.
By 2am I think we were too exhausted to think.
Antibiotics prescribed.
Today I texted my dermatologist friend because it’s oozing a bit and I’m second guessing the doc. She said it’s too late now to do anything but antibiotics. I wish I could show a pic. It’s to right if her mouth snd small but deep/ does look closed.
I’ll try the X cream one poster suggested - and derm friend may suggest a cream.
Dog is ours. He is temperamental and I would re home him in heartbeat- but is daughters dog and she adores the little nasty thing!

If that dog bites anybody else, I hope they sue you and win.

[Anonymous]

Yeah dogs bite. They are animals. I hate how people try to minimize every animal behavior or kill them. Not really necesary. Like when a mamma bear runs after a person or gets aggressive when she has cubs so we kill the bear?? WTF!
Granted, pet dog should be trained not to bite and many breeds are clearly bad pet choices in general which is not bad dog/ but stupid human getting wrong dog.
All that being said, just because a dog bites doesn’t mean we kill it. This is a cavalier bichon mix- and usually good pet breed but this one is apparently nervous and anxious - vet said personality on this dog is he likes quiet and calm. So getting right in his face threatens him. Granted I would like to rehome to no kid- he is terrific with me and my husband and other son- but 14 year old daughter is loud and scared him.
Bottom line he was being a dog- a dog not good with kids- so we need to change his environment. We’ve tried training. He really is sweet 90% of the time but he doesn’t like to have you right in his face or near his food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah dogs bite. They are animals. I hate how people try to minimize every animal behavior or kill them. Not really necesary. Like when a mamma bear runs after a person or gets aggressive when she has cubs so we kill the bear?? WTF!
Granted, pet dog should be trained not to bite and many breeds are clearly bad pet choices in general which is not bad dog/ but stupid human getting wrong dog.
All that being said, just because a dog bites doesn’t mean we kill it. This is a cavalier bichon mix- and usually good pet breed but this one is apparently nervous and anxious - vet said personality on this dog is he likes quiet and calm. So getting right in his face threatens him. Granted I would like to rehome to no kid- he is terrific with me and my husband and other son- but 14 year old daughter is loud and scared him.
Bottom line he was being a dog- a dog not good with kids- so we need to change his environment. We’ve tried training. He really is sweet 90% of the time but he doesn’t like to have you right in his face or near his food.

Hang in there OP. I have a rescue dog that has not bitten my teenage boy, but my son is sometimes an idiotic older brother purposefully antagonizing the dog and the dog responds aggressively (shocker). And, if my dog did bite him, I'd keep the dog and re-train the 16 year old. Re the face injury, I suspect that whatever minor imperfection that remains will not be life-altering. If I'm wrong, you can get it addressed later. If your DD wear's makeup, perhaps it won't be noticeable at all. I speak from experience as my DH has significant facial scarring from a car accident. These things take a long time to heal completely so you won't know how it really looks for possibly more than a year. But honestly, as we all have little imperfections, my DH actually blames some worry lines on his accident--HA! Try not to project too much worry on your DD, tell her she's beautiful and this will heal, and if it bothers here later, you'll deal with it after it heals.

[Anonymous]

Make sure you keep this dog away from friends and other kids. If you went to the ER the bite is reported on file, as it should be. And if it ever bites someone else you can be liable for all medical expenses plus pain and suffering, counseling, etc. and they will sue your insurance and win big because you had knowledge of prior bite(s).

[Anonymous]

Your dog or someone else's???]

This dog is a danger now. I would not want my kid to come to your house if you have a dog that bites.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here- so went to ER and they waited 4
Hours to be seen. The ER said they do not have a plastic surgeon they can call in. However the doc said the wound had already closed enough that he thinks natural is better than to stitch or glue. He cleaned it before making that assessment.
He said he has 4 daughters so understood his concern.
By 2am I think we were too exhausted to think.
Antibiotics prescribed.
Today I texted my dermatologist friend because it’s oozing a bit and I’m second guessing the doc. She said it’s too late now to do anything but antibiotics. I wish I could show a pic. It’s to right if her mouth snd small but deep/ does look closed.
I’ll try the X cream one poster suggested - and derm friend may suggest a cream.
Dog is ours. He is temperamental and I would re home him in heartbeat- but is daughters dog and she adores the little nasty thing!

If that dog bites anybody else, I hope they sue you and win.

+100

I would hope you tell any potential visitors, kids/sleepovers, etc about this incident so they can determine whether they think it's safe to have their kid in your house.

Never have this dog outside without a leash.

[Anonymous]

Dumb neighbor had a dog bite her kid on the face in his sleep requiring 20 stitches. Kept the dog and guess what?...he bit the kid again when the kid was playing with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here- so went to ER and they waited 4
Hours to be seen. The ER said they do not have a plastic surgeon they can call in. However the doc said the wound had already closed enough that he thinks natural is better than to stitch or glue. He cleaned it before making that assessment.
He said he has 4 daughters so understood his concern.
By 2am I think we were too exhausted to think.
Antibiotics prescribed.
Today I texted my dermatologist friend because it’s oozing a bit and I’m second guessing the doc. She said it’s too late now to do anything but antibiotics. I wish I could show a pic. It’s to right if her mouth snd small but deep/ does look closed.
I’ll try the X cream one poster suggested - and derm friend may suggest a cream.
Dog is ours. He is temperamental and I would re home him in heartbeat- but is daughters dog and she adores the little nasty thing!

Okay, please if she changes her mind do not “rehome” the dog. Fulfill your responsibility and put the dog down.

THIS. You are asking for another bite. That dog may bite one of her friends too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry, OP! Is this your dog and are they current on rabies vaccination? This is the first concern. Second is plastic surgeon.

+1

[Anonymous]

WTF is with Bichons? Our neighbors Bichon bit someone the other day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dog just bit daughter- it’s 1/4 inch gash pretty small- but deep- on face- we aren’t sure to go to ER for stitches and if we do, my mom neighbor thinks we can demand a plastic surgeon?
Anyone know criteria for stitches- and if one can request plastic surgeon?

Anything on the face, I would try to get a plastic surgeon. I was bit on my nose when I was young and I still have the scar at 53 (although growing up I actually loved my scar )

[Anonymous]

Will they quarantine the dog at the shelter for two weeks?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah dogs bite. They are animals. I hate how people try to minimize every animal behavior or kill them. Not really necesary. Like when a mamma bear runs after a person or gets aggressive when she has cubs so we kill the bear?? WTF!
Granted, pet dog should be trained not to bite and many breeds are clearly bad pet choices in general which is not bad dog/ but stupid human getting wrong dog.
All that being said, just because a dog bites doesn’t mean we kill it. This is a cavalier bichon mix- and usually good pet breed but this one is apparently nervous and anxious - vet said personality on this dog is he likes quiet and calm. So getting right in his face threatens him. Granted I would like to rehome to no kid- he is terrific with me and my husband and other son- but 14 year old daughter is loud and scared him.
Bottom line he was being a dog- a dog not good with kids- so we need to change his environment. We’ve tried training. He really is sweet 90% of the time but he doesn’t like to have you right in his face or near his food.

Have you owned a dog before? MOST dogs do not like having people in their face.