Horrible State of Medical Care @ TTSH for Dog Bite Victim

[makapaaa]

Posted on 10 May 2010
Look at my infected foot after neighbour's dog bit me

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STOMPer RockyCookie was traumatised when an unleashed dog ruthlessly attacked him one month ago. Little did he expect the initially minor wound to exacerbate so severely that he has since undergone two surgeries and has yet to recover.

In an email sent on May 10, RockyCookie says:

"It's been a month since the attack and things had to get worse before they get better.

"The doctor attending to my case at the clinic did not take any action to clean up the wound further nor try to see what could be the cause for the swelling.

"The nurses cleaning my wound insisted that there was no infection and took me off antibiotics.

"A day later, my dad took me to my family doctor who cut away some dead tissue and found that the wound was deeper than initially thought.

"The doctor urgently referred me to a TTSH Orthodontist. After a series of blood tests and four x-rays, I was sent home.

"The next morning, my whole foot swelled up to a point where my ankle was no longer visible and I couldn't even put any pressure on it.

"I was rushed to the hospital, where I was put on painkillers and antibiotics. During my two-week-stay there, I had two surgeries to remove the infected tissue and drain the fluids before getting seven stitches to close the wound.

"The injury from the bottom jaw was excised in an area of about 5.5cm by 4.5cm with a depth of 0.7cm. This wound cannot be stitched and I opted for natural healing over skin graft since there is no point in giving me another injury to manage.

"Apparently the dog's teeth went in deep and curved against the direction of the superficial skin tear towards my ankle and this led to a build up of infection that the antibiotics could not cure. My foot was attached to a vacuum pump that sucked out any fluids.

"I won't be able to walk for about one month and cannot wear shoes for the next eight weeks.

"The wound is expected to completely close up in about four months.

"I was also advised to drop a university module, delaying my graduation by six months and disrupting my plans for further study.

"Until today, there has been not a single word or appearance from the family whose dog attacked me. The police are still conducting their investigation and so is AVA.

"I am extremely disappointed that even after a month, that family has no courtesy to even come by to see how things are.

"All costs incurred to my dogs and me from the attack is already a five-digit amount and will only get higher."






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Keywords: dogs , heartless , attack , Unsympathetic

 

[Ramseth]

Some dogs are cute, I like them. Some dogs are delicious, I like them too. Try Vietnam, China or Korea. They know how to do it well done.

Not all dogs are that likeable. In my experience, there were some unpleasant and violent encounters too. On two occasions, I actually had to kill them. Once was at Beng Wan Lane (between Serangoon and Bendemeer), once was at Kembangan (before the MRT station was built). If it attacked me, I'd have no qualm killing it. In self defence and for public good, cause if it could attack me unprovoked, it could attack others too.

How do you kill it? Simple. Don't panic and aim properly at its nose, and give it a kick like Pele taking a World Cup penalty kick. There's no use getting entangled in a fight with it. You'd lose your height advantage, and fall victim to its big mouth, jaws and fangs advantage.

I don't win everytime though. Once one idiot at a Rangoon Road shophouse didn't leash his giant Alsatian properly and it broke loose. I was unfortunate enough to be crossing the path. In this type of situation, when the dog is almost as big as the Hound of Baskerville, run like Carl Lewis in the Olympics! If you outrun and outlast it for a minute (or even less), it'd stop within what it considered to be its terrority and stop chasing you.

 

[Alamaking]

Whats the last picture? the dog's leg?

 

[liketogossip]

In the first place, how did the dog managed to bite the side of the foot??

 

[Ramseth]

In the first place, how did the dog managed to bite the side of the foot??

You haven't been attacked by a dog before? It always goes for the side of foot. It's a natural animal strategic instinct in agression at something that stands upright 5 or 6 feet tall. If you squat down to tend the pain or wound, it'll be able to pounce on you and pin you to the ground.

 

[krafty]

I am going to report you to SPCA,ask them to lock you up!!!

I think you all are very cruel to dogs, I like dogs a lot,more than cats. When I was a kid, my family have dogs like german shepherd and Doberman,of course, i got bitten number of times cos' I provoke them by playing with their bowls when they were having their food.
But after that, we started playing as usual again. Nice memories!

In my army days, my camp got 1 "siao gao". sometimes, it will even bite me, a normal dog will not bite someone who feed him,but this dog did. Anyway,when it's less temperamental, it's a normal dog but when it went crazy,it started biting. But I am ok with it.
Anyway,this description sounds like you,Ram! ha...lol...

dogs are my best pals!

You haven't been attacked by a dog before? It always goes for the side of foot. It's a natural animal strategic instinct in agression at something that stands upright 5 or 6 feet tall. If you squat down to tend the pain or wound, it'll be able to pounce on you and pin you to the ground.

 

[Ramseth]

I am going to report you to SPCA,ask them to lock you up!!!

Report me what? I love dogs. I sayang cute dogs. I only kill the baddie baddogs. 为民除害，功在社会。And I only eat dogs where it's legal, properly bred as food livestock as properly cooked, e.g. China. Anyway, FYI, SPCA kills dogs too, when expiry date is up.

Anyway,when it's less temperamental, it's a normal dog but when it went crazy,it started biting. But I am ok with it.

You're OK with dogs biting you? Oh geeze, think you're the one that should be reported to Institute Of Mental Health and Communicable Disease Centre.

 

[krafty]

"naughty dog,ram! here you go again..."

Report me what? I love dogs. I sayang cute dogs. I only kill the baddie baddogs. 为民除害，功在社会。And I only eat dogs where it's legal, properly bred as food livestock as properly cooked, e.g. China. Anyway, FYI, SPCA kills dogs too, when expiry date is up.



You're OK with dogs biting you? Oh geeze, think you're the one that should be reported to Institute Of Mental Health and Communicable Disease Centre.

 

[tonychat]

Either the guy is a meat eater or he has a strong stench of sinkieness in him. That is why the dog turn aggressive and bite him.

I trust the dog instinct. If you r a vegetarian, animals will not sense any bloodthirsty-Ness in that person. The worst kind are those with sinkieness and bloodthirsty-Ness, the dog might even bite your head off.

 

[Ramseth]

Either the guy is a meat eater or he has a strong stench of sinkieness in him. That is why the dog turn aggressive and bite him.

I trust the dog instinct. If you r a vegetarian, animals will not sense any bloodthirsty-Ness in that person. The worst kind are those with sinkieness and bloodthirsty-Ness, the dog might even bite your head off.

This is an urban legend that I must correct you. The urban legend of dogs getting aggressive at the smell of dogmeat eaters. Far from the truth. Dogs will be stunned and cowered at the smell if you really eat dog meat. In fact, hunter hounds would even collapse into paralysis in diarrhoea at the smell of tiger's or lion's breath, full of raw flesh and blood stench.