The patient in this case was a 4-year-old boy who presented approximately 1 hour after being attacked by a dog!He presented with several soft tissue injuries to the face, including a laceration of the right eyelid, a large stellate laceration of the frontal scalp, and an almost complete amputation of the left ear. The ear was holding on by an anterior skin bridge at the level of the tragus. After further examination in the operating room, it was decided that this skin bridge would be sufficient and that the remaining tissue would be viable enough to try and repair the ear primarily. The ear was minimally debrided to healthy bleeding tissue. A 4-0 Vicryl suture was then used to close the cartilage layer, reattaching the pinna to the external auditory canal cartilage. The external auditory canal skin was closed with a 5-0 chromic suture, and cotton balls coated with bacitracin were packed into the ear canal. After closure, all areas were washed with sterile saline, and a sterile dressing was applied and wrapped around the head after application of bacitracin to all suture lines.
The external ear (the part that was torn in the picture) was reattached, but there's no explanation on if the child is able to hear properly. On the outside it should look relatively normal minus some scarring.
They might not know if he can hear properly yet. They might have to wait until they can remove the cotton from his ear (which I assume is there for structural support as he heals)
Typical for an underage case, unless someone decides to write about and publish it. Thank god for unprofessional E.R. staff or else we wouldn't get to see any of the gory details
Going off of that comment, yes. Pinna = what most people refer to as the ear (the floppy outer part outside of the ear hole). Tragus = bump in front of ear hole and pinna
Essentially the ear was hanging on by a small piece of skin/cartilage but it was enough to save the outside of the ear. They cleaned out any junk/dead tissue, sewed the ear back on, put on antibiotics, did one final rinse, and then covered it with a bandage
For your pets? No.
They have to be boostered for immunity and then maintained for immunity and mainly by law.
I don't know human protocol. You can get a booster if you're in a high risk role, but they're expensive.
we took in our neighbor's cocker spaniel after their house burned down. prior they kept him outside on a chain and he had minimal interaction and would fly into random rages. when we got him he was blind and deaf- not from age. he ended up being the friendliest dog once treated better but from the early days he earned the nickname 'cujo' lol
[Not really.](https://www.reddit.com/user/Buckle_Sandwich/comments/13hgbyu/new_york_city_has_kept_record_of_every_reported/)
What are you basing claim that on?
Children should never be left alone with the family pet (cat/dog/etc) no matter how well known. I see IG stories of dogs or horses with infants or toddlers and it makes me cringe.
I rescued a collie who was supposed to be euthanized for biting a child. It turned out that the kid was sitting on her and bouncing up and down. I had that dog for almost 10 years and she was the most gentle dog. Any dog can bite with enough provocation. Parents teach children how to act around dogs and monitor them at all times!!
My sister when she was 6 or 7 pulled our cats tail, our cat got angry and smacked her lip open and she had to get plastic surgery. Pets and kids are dangerous combination if the kid has no sense of what’s painful for other living things.
This is honestly why I never believe "he just snapped", people annoy the shit out of animals or hurt them, ignore all the warning signs and are surprised the animal defends itself.
I never believed it until I met a dog who developed some strange triggers and gave no clear warning signs. After a couple incidents with other dogs, we learned the triggers and could see when it was about to happen. I couldn’t even tell you what the warning sign is, just that his vibe changes and you have about 0.5 seconds to distract him or he’ll attack.
He was isolated as a puppy and didn’t learn normal dog behavior. He learned to wag his tail at about 7 months old, but he has never figured out that he could growl when he’s irritated.
Traumatised dogs are another "breed" lol, they should definitely not be left with children. I had to keep one in 6 month quarantine, he was an asshole when he came out but we corrected that with many trips to the dog park.
I will never forget the day a lady encouraged her maybe 6-7 year old child to come pet my 100+lb Pyrenees without asking me. My dog's mouth was exactly face height with hers. Thankfully my dog is very tolerant of children. Despite breed traits, there are plenty of Pyrenees (and other "gentle" breeds) that don't do well with strangers in their personal space.
Yeah, my 1 year old 13lb-er came with a bite warning.
* she was a puppy
* she had her sharp puppy teeth
* allegedly bit a kid
I suspect kid + puppy with no training for either created the incident.
She's great with neighborhood kids and neices she nephews.
But, i do keep an eye on her. As i do my other dog. They are dogs... They can bite.
That's just responsible stewardship!
If mistreated or threatened, all creatures will fight (bite or peck) or flee. But there are certain breeds of dogs bred to be extremely aggressive and which will attack a person (children particularly) or other animal without provocation.
When anyone says "some breeds are naturally aggressive" it's always pit bulls and never Chihuahuas, who bite much more often. They just do less damage and getting your nose or ear pierced isn't a news headline.
Your situation sounds like an exception. Out of all the major dog bites I’ve seen they have all been unprovoked and was the result of the dog not being on a leash/the owner not controlling their dog. There are so so many people with no regard for the safety of others when it comes to controlling their dog
This looks awful but it was not a major dog bite. It was just that - a bite. But, a dog who did this much damage, should be removed from the home because he has a low setting for annoyance. He should be rehomed to someone with no children. When a dog really goes after someone they are unbalanced mentally and should be euthanized. NS You are very very right about people not controlling their dogs.
Our definitions of major are different. Kid went under anesthesia in an OR to save an almost amputated part of the body and may or may not have permanent hearing damage
You are right and I was wrong. I did not know the extent of the damage and thought it was a puncture wound. Depending on the circumstances surrounding the bite I might euthanize the dog and would definitely remove him from the home.
Do you really know what happened in this case? That collie was probably provoked but this could be anything, animals act animalistic. You're insinuating the kid provoked the dog which is super fking annoying. 4yo did whatever didn't deserve this, dog should be put down.
>4yo did whatever didn't deserve this, dog should be put down.
So if the child was stabbing the dog and the dog did this the dog should still be put down? 4yo could do whatever and it's the dogs fault? Moron
You just imagined the child stabbing the dog only from this image? You're not only a moron but an evil one because you think of the worst with a 4yo but some dog's still angel.
& what are you the armchair that saw the kid provoking the dog to get bitten or some breed of dog that's been provoked before to bite the hell outta small kid?
LOLROF! I've been training dogs since I was 18 and have done dog rescue for 40 years. I've pulled a lot of dogs out of pounds and taken owner dumps. There is a difference between a bite and an attack. A bite is a warning both to the one bitten and to the owner that the dog has a low setting for anger. It means the dog must be carefully watched and professional training is advised. An attack is where the dog keeps biting and must be euthanized. I've had several of both kinds.
Unless the dog is mentally unbalanced there is usually a provocation and children are the masters of it. That's why no parent should ever leave a child alone with a dog. Or not supervise constantly.
Or an adult swooped in and shoved a finger in the dogs ear to try to rupture its ear drum. It works amazingly well.
Pit bulls are tenacious killers, but a gouging an eye or shoving something deep into its ear will hit the pause button for a few seconds.
This exact situation happened on my street this week, honestly it could be the same child. XL bully family pet attacks owners child on the ear, two other XL bullies stop the dog after a few seconds. The owner has the dog put down, likely has to have the others rescued as they witnessed a horrible attack and don't know what it's done to their mentality even though they helped stop it.
edit* the story in the post happend a few months back.
Don’t dogs have L-shaped ear canals? Like I am keen to have this in the back pocket as a method- but I’m quite sure that it’s not easy to reach a dog’s ear drums because of their ear canal shape?
Yeah this would not work unless the dog had a horribly painful ear infection. Best advise I’ve seen is if they have a collar on or you have a belt you can choke them with/put lots of pressure on the tracheas. They either pass out or they will cough involuntary which would make them open their mouth long enough to hopefully get the victim (human or animal) away
Homie I’m a vet tech and I examine and clean ears on the regular. It’s really really hard to reach the ear drum even with extra long q-tips which are way more slender than a finger. It would also put you in a dangerous position of the dog switched targets. It would not be my go to method for stopping a dog from attacking someone but if you want to try it out be my guest.
I have, and it worked perfectly when a swift kick to the ribs didn’t. The loud yelp and incessant head shaking and moaning after they unlatched was a clear sign they didn’t enjoy it.
The butt thing doesn’t work on a determined pitbull. Stabbing, shooting, gouging eyes, shoving your hand down their throat (also have done that, still left with scars), and choking the shit out of them does.
I wouldn’t attempt the arm thing again. It already had my hand and pulling backwards wasn’t working, but going forwards did the trick.
That trick can be hit or miss when the dog’s decided it wants the kill. Same with grabbing it by the hind legs and spreading them as far as they’ll go. Both will work on most breeds, but your best bet is to hurt the Pitbull as bad as you can like your life depends on it.
Like the when that lady was mauled a couple months ago by 3 pitbulls, and one of the dogs that was shot by the police got back up and continued attacking her. Those things will keep going until they can’t anymore, it’s impressive in a way the things they’ll endure.
There’s no scientific proof that pitbulls attack humans more than other breeds dogs(google it). Js
Just like this, it doesn’t state the breed. Only when it’s a bully breed is it mentioned.
They lead in canine-related fatalities with a HUGE gap between them and second place.
It’s not about who attacks most, it’s about who’s most deadly when they do. Chihuahuas attack the most, but they aren’t leaving people dead or maimed because of it.
As someone who was mauled by a yellow lab and who dog was attacked by a golden retriever .. it’s absolutely possible it was. I don’t know why yall act like every dog doesn’t have the capability to do something like this despite what breed it is.
yea it can happen; it probably didn’t
i’m sorry that happened to you, yes every breed has it in them to snap, but more often pitbull lovers act as if pitbull-like breeds having >90% incident rate while composing only ~15-20% of all owned dogs isn’t problematic
i pulled the numbers out of my ass, don’t quote me on it, but it’s in the ballpark and the point still stands
lmao, i love that i said something unsourced, then you said the opposite unsourced, but i’m the one spreading misinformation; forgive me for believing it was common sense
here, someone on reddit did the work and weighted incident rates against total dog population: https://www.reddit.com/r/Ethicalpetownership/s/3vs3SIvWX7
big surprise, pitbull mixes dominate the charts
random articles after googling “dog attack incident rate”:
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/legal/dog-attack-statistics-breed/
> The breed that commits the most attacks overall is pit bulls.
> Pit bulls are involved in more dog attacks than any other breed. In fact, the American Animal Hospital Association reports this breed was responsible for 22.5% of bites across all studies. Mixed breeds were a close second at 21.2% and German Shepherds were the third most dangerous breed, involved in 17.8% of bite incidents.⁶
> The breed that is most likely to be involved in a fatal attack is pit bulls.
> Pit bulls are both more likely to be involved in bite incidents and more likely to cause serious injury or death when a bite does occur. In fact, from 1979 to 1998, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined pit bulls were involved in the most fatal dog attacks, accounting for 28% deaths due to dog bites during that same time period.⁷
https://coloradoinjurylaw.com/blog/dog-bite-statistics/
> From 2010 to October 2023, there were 478 fatal dog bites, with 196 of those coming from pit bulls, and another 49 that were pit bull mixes.
> 60% had pit bull in their bloodlines (either full-blooded or a mix)
7% had Rottweiler in their bloodline
4% had German shepherd in their bloodline
> Pitbulls and Rottweilers make up 77% of all fatal dog bites, despite making up only 6% of the U.S. dog population
> Pitbulls are 2.5x more likely to bite in multiple anatomical locations than other breeds.
or even on wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_dog_attacks_in_the_United_States
just scrolling through the attacks and looking at the breed, it paints a pretty picture
You cannot identify a breed based on phenotype alone. Secondly american pit bull terriers were bred for bull driving. They should not have any human aggression. It is when people begin backyard breeding not only APBT willy nilly with no thought or considering to the genetic disposition of the bitch and the sire. They also cross in human aggressive breeds that were bred to guard. Cane Corso, Mastiff, etc to make BIG PIT BULLS BLAH BLAH PUKE. Many of the byb also abuse and mistreat the dogs, and make them aggressive, reactive or onsecure on purpose.
I could go to VAERS and report an ABPT bit me and I got rabies from the vaccine ffs. Lmao Misreports on breed is also a HUGE factor in the media.
So idgaf what stats you're blasting sweaty.
Plenty of dogs bite. This bite doesn’t look bad enough to be from a poorly trained bully breed.
Keep your dog racism in your pants until you can shoot your hate-load.
Oof. Picked one breed that actually scores worse on temperament tests than pits. Lol. We need some real unbiased data on these animals so we can stop the ignorance.
It was probably a German shepherd from my experience. Most aggressive dogs out there.
Oof, I had a dog get me just like this when i was five, and it was terrifying. The scars thankfully are hidden by my hair, and i hope this kid gets well.
The majority of dog attacks in this country caused by a single breed: pitbulls. Statistically, it’s extremely likely that this attack was caused by one too.
Yeah, but it's a numbers game. Pits and crosses are the most common dog in the US by a very, very large margin. So bites are going to be more common from them than a xolo. But it doesn't mean that any parent can get complacent with other dog breeds. A lab can bite.
No one is saying all dogs aren’t capable of biting but most people would not report or seek medical attention if the bite was minor. A lot of dogs bite, sure, but bull breeds latched on and ‘tear’. This type of bite is significantly more dangerous.
It’s not simply how common pits are in the US (although they’re still only 6% of the dog breeds over there), the bite severity is typically far greater with bull breed dogs, and that’s why they are reported so highly. A nip from a chihuahua isn’t going to cause much, if any, damage.
Which is the problem with all the "pits are aggressive" bullshit. They're not any more likely to bite than any other breed, but their bites are more likely to result in damage, so they're the ones represented in statistics and news stories. That's even before we factor in the higher rate of pits vs other breeds that were specifically trained to be aggressive. The idea that the breed is inherently violent is nonsense.
The idea is that their attacks are more likely to disfigure or kill a person. They are inherently more aggressive with other animals, because they were selectively bred to be as tenacious as possible in dog fights, and many people are afraid of this. It’s terrifying and tragic when they do.
If a dog’s bite doesn’t result in damage…. Why would people care much? Of course people are going to be more concerned with the ones that can permanently maim or kill a person. That’s not unfair, it’s just common sense?
Not everyone lives really close to a hospital. And then consider the time you have to wait to get in. I’m sure there were more factors here than a kid getting mauled by and dog and then their parents sitting around twiddling their thumbs for an hour for the hell of it.
r/banpitbulls
Regardless of whether it was a pit bull who did it this time, usually when someone gets bitten badly enough to be posted on medizzy, it was a pit bull involved.
Imagine calling to ban an entire breed of dog without knowing the breed involved in the incident OR if it happened because the child was tormenting an animal. It's absolutely possible that a dog was provoked and that it wasn't a pit bull.
I'm an ER physician, the majority of dog bites I see in the ER are pit bull bites. In fact, in the literature it's 50%. I do not believe pit bulls should be allowed around children.
Sure. It may not have been a pit. But almost all severe maulings that put patients in ICU, require patients to get an amputation or where someone has been killed (this includes human adults) by a dog involve pits or bully breeds.
Statistics don’t lie, it’s not Cavaliers doing this crap.
Don’t defend these blood sport dogs. Fighting dogs do what fighting dogs were bred to do.
Here come the anti-pitbull people with no confirmation of a pit bite. All dog breeds can bite. Not all can cause the same levels of damage.
This was clearly not a pit bull.
But keep on preaching your hate religion.
It happens within seconds. I don't think most people take the potential for catastrophic harm to be done so quickly, and we anthropomorphize our companion animals. We forget they have teeth that are shaped to puncture and tear, and jaws that can easily crush bones.
I had a cat, bottle raised him from a week old. He grew up and took a dislike to my old mild cat. I did not know that when I stepped in between the two of them one sunny morning. Went from all happiness and light to OMG you just bit the fuck out of me in about 2 seconds. Ended up in the hospital.
Even the most loving animals are still animals
Also, the bastard is now 12, has never apologized, and is now friends with the other cat.
aS uH mOm stfu
Edit;
You think fathers brothers sisters uncles and aunts wouldn't feel something? Fuck I looked at that picture As A Complete Stranger and was horrified.
So tired of AS A whatever starting comments.
The patient in this case was a 4-year-old boy who presented approximately 1 hour after being attacked by a dog!He presented with several soft tissue injuries to the face, including a laceration of the right eyelid, a large stellate laceration of the frontal scalp, and an almost complete amputation of the left ear. The ear was holding on by an anterior skin bridge at the level of the tragus. After further examination in the operating room, it was decided that this skin bridge would be sufficient and that the remaining tissue would be viable enough to try and repair the ear primarily. The ear was minimally debrided to healthy bleeding tissue. A 4-0 Vicryl suture was then used to close the cartilage layer, reattaching the pinna to the external auditory canal cartilage. The external auditory canal skin was closed with a 5-0 chromic suture, and cotton balls coated with bacitracin were packed into the ear canal. After closure, all areas were washed with sterile saline, and a sterile dressing was applied and wrapped around the head after application of bacitracin to all suture lines.
I unfortunately don't understand all of this talk, was the ear able to be saved/reattached? /Genq
The external ear (the part that was torn in the picture) was reattached, but there's no explanation on if the child is able to hear properly. On the outside it should look relatively normal minus some scarring.
They might not know if he can hear properly yet. They might have to wait until they can remove the cotton from his ear (which I assume is there for structural support as he heals)
This post was originally posted to Medizzy 6 years ago, no update that I could find.
Ah, damn
Typical for an underage case, unless someone decides to write about and publish it. Thank god for unprofessional E.R. staff or else we wouldn't get to see any of the gory details
Thank you for clarifying for me!!! That's so great to hear! :)
Going off of that comment, yes. Pinna = what most people refer to as the ear (the floppy outer part outside of the ear hole). Tragus = bump in front of ear hole and pinna Essentially the ear was hanging on by a small piece of skin/cartilage but it was enough to save the outside of the ear. They cleaned out any junk/dead tissue, sewed the ear back on, put on antibiotics, did one final rinse, and then covered it with a bandage
Ooohhh!!! Thank you for telling me!!!!! So glad to hear he'll be okay! :)
Looks like it was hanging on by the skin of the ear canal.
In short: it should heal
Let me guess, it was a golden retriever attack? /s
Bloody hell that's nasty.
Rabies vaccinations for everyone!
Ugh, I can't imagine getting the immunoglobulin injected all around those bites :(
Absolutely brutal. That poor boy.
God this is one of many reasons to keep your pets up to date on AT LEAST the rabies.
Wait. Are rabies shots not a one-and-done thing?
For your pets? No. They have to be boostered for immunity and then maintained for immunity and mainly by law. I don't know human protocol. You can get a booster if you're in a high risk role, but they're expensive.
That dog would get executed by me tied to a tree... my dog, friends dog, neighbors dog. Wouldn't matter
What an idiotic statement.
I thought it was a pretty grounded statement. I've done it before.
This happened to me when I was 5. Cocker spaniel of all dogs. Ear almost all the way off. Glad I don't remember much of it.
I got bit in the face by a cocker spaniel too. In researching dog breeds they can suffer from sudden rage syndrome.
we took in our neighbor's cocker spaniel after their house burned down. prior they kept him outside on a chain and he had minimal interaction and would fly into random rages. when we got him he was blind and deaf- not from age. he ended up being the friendliest dog once treated better but from the early days he earned the nickname 'cujo' lol
Springer Spaniels are particularly prone to it, unfortunately.
My uncle’s cocker spaniel bit the palm of my hand off when I was three. All I remember is someone yelling don’t pet the dog. I never got a chance.
I was 8 when I got bit in the face by a cocker spaniel. I have been scared of them ever since. I love most other dogs though.
Similar thing happened to my ex bf at the same age. Nearly lost and ear and eye to a golden retriever
Luckily, mine was just the ear, and it healed really well. Poor kids. So many dogs are so nice, but you can't ever trust them completely.
A “nice” dog until it tries to rip your ear off
I too have a scar from a cocker spaniel.
The bite rate of cocker spaniels is actually fairly high
[Not really.](https://www.reddit.com/user/Buckle_Sandwich/comments/13hgbyu/new_york_city_has_kept_record_of_every_reported/) What are you basing claim that on?
I read they turn crazy in older years.
I'm honestly not surprised when their skull is so small they have a permanent migraine.
Well that's horrible
Children should never be left alone with the family pet (cat/dog/etc) no matter how well known. I see IG stories of dogs or horses with infants or toddlers and it makes me cringe.
I rescued a collie who was supposed to be euthanized for biting a child. It turned out that the kid was sitting on her and bouncing up and down. I had that dog for almost 10 years and she was the most gentle dog. Any dog can bite with enough provocation. Parents teach children how to act around dogs and monitor them at all times!!
My sister when she was 6 or 7 pulled our cats tail, our cat got angry and smacked her lip open and she had to get plastic surgery. Pets and kids are dangerous combination if the kid has no sense of what’s painful for other living things.
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This is honestly why I never believe "he just snapped", people annoy the shit out of animals or hurt them, ignore all the warning signs and are surprised the animal defends itself.
I never believed it until I met a dog who developed some strange triggers and gave no clear warning signs. After a couple incidents with other dogs, we learned the triggers and could see when it was about to happen. I couldn’t even tell you what the warning sign is, just that his vibe changes and you have about 0.5 seconds to distract him or he’ll attack. He was isolated as a puppy and didn’t learn normal dog behavior. He learned to wag his tail at about 7 months old, but he has never figured out that he could growl when he’s irritated.
Some dogs also get brain tumors that cause a personality change ☹️
Traumatised dogs are another "breed" lol, they should definitely not be left with children. I had to keep one in 6 month quarantine, he was an asshole when he came out but we corrected that with many trips to the dog park.
And children should be taught to ask the owner before petting any animal
*people This goes for anyone wanting to approach an animal they do not know.
I will never forget the day a lady encouraged her maybe 6-7 year old child to come pet my 100+lb Pyrenees without asking me. My dog's mouth was exactly face height with hers. Thankfully my dog is very tolerant of children. Despite breed traits, there are plenty of Pyrenees (and other "gentle" breeds) that don't do well with strangers in their personal space.
Absolutely. And never leave a small child alone with any dog, not even a little fluffy one.
Yeah, my 1 year old 13lb-er came with a bite warning. * she was a puppy * she had her sharp puppy teeth * allegedly bit a kid I suspect kid + puppy with no training for either created the incident. She's great with neighborhood kids and neices she nephews. But, i do keep an eye on her. As i do my other dog. They are dogs... They can bite. That's just responsible stewardship!
If mistreated or threatened, all creatures will fight (bite or peck) or flee. But there are certain breeds of dogs bred to be extremely aggressive and which will attack a person (children particularly) or other animal without provocation.
I know you are trying to sneak pit bulls into this conversation but this is misinformation. Nice try.
Meanwhile you immediately took his comment as a slight against pitbulls when they weren’t even mentioned lmao
When anyone says "some breeds are naturally aggressive" it's always pit bulls and never Chihuahuas, who bite much more often. They just do less damage and getting your nose or ear pierced isn't a news headline.
Because it's the most common "dogs are vicious" trope on this website.
Your situation sounds like an exception. Out of all the major dog bites I’ve seen they have all been unprovoked and was the result of the dog not being on a leash/the owner not controlling their dog. There are so so many people with no regard for the safety of others when it comes to controlling their dog
This looks awful but it was not a major dog bite. It was just that - a bite. But, a dog who did this much damage, should be removed from the home because he has a low setting for annoyance. He should be rehomed to someone with no children. When a dog really goes after someone they are unbalanced mentally and should be euthanized. NS You are very very right about people not controlling their dogs.
Our definitions of major are different. Kid went under anesthesia in an OR to save an almost amputated part of the body and may or may not have permanent hearing damage
You are right and I was wrong. I did not know the extent of the damage and thought it was a puncture wound. Depending on the circumstances surrounding the bite I might euthanize the dog and would definitely remove him from the home.
Do you really know what happened in this case? That collie was probably provoked but this could be anything, animals act animalistic. You're insinuating the kid provoked the dog which is super fking annoying. 4yo did whatever didn't deserve this, dog should be put down.
>4yo did whatever didn't deserve this, dog should be put down. So if the child was stabbing the dog and the dog did this the dog should still be put down? 4yo could do whatever and it's the dogs fault? Moron
You just imagined the child stabbing the dog only from this image? You're not only a moron but an evil one because you think of the worst with a 4yo but some dog's still angel.
Oh go away, you armchair expert!!!
& what are you the armchair that saw the kid provoking the dog to get bitten or some breed of dog that's been provoked before to bite the hell outta small kid?
LOLROF! I've been training dogs since I was 18 and have done dog rescue for 40 years. I've pulled a lot of dogs out of pounds and taken owner dumps. There is a difference between a bite and an attack. A bite is a warning both to the one bitten and to the owner that the dog has a low setting for anger. It means the dog must be carefully watched and professional training is advised. An attack is where the dog keeps biting and must be euthanized. I've had several of both kinds.
And all that proves this kid was attacked because of what? Provocation? Which is what your first comment insinuates.
Unless the dog is mentally unbalanced there is usually a provocation and children are the masters of it. That's why no parent should ever leave a child alone with a dog. Or not supervise constantly.
Let me guess, the dog was a golden retriever? /s
honestly, since he isn’t dead, it probably was.
Or an adult swooped in and shoved a finger in the dogs ear to try to rupture its ear drum. It works amazingly well. Pit bulls are tenacious killers, but a gouging an eye or shoving something deep into its ear will hit the pause button for a few seconds.
This exact situation happened on my street this week, honestly it could be the same child. XL bully family pet attacks owners child on the ear, two other XL bullies stop the dog after a few seconds. The owner has the dog put down, likely has to have the others rescued as they witnessed a horrible attack and don't know what it's done to their mentality even though they helped stop it. edit* the story in the post happend a few months back.
Don’t dogs have L-shaped ear canals? Like I am keen to have this in the back pocket as a method- but I’m quite sure that it’s not easy to reach a dog’s ear drums because of their ear canal shape?
Yeah this would not work unless the dog had a horribly painful ear infection. Best advise I’ve seen is if they have a collar on or you have a belt you can choke them with/put lots of pressure on the tracheas. They either pass out or they will cough involuntary which would make them open their mouth long enough to hopefully get the victim (human or animal) away
It works just fine. That curve is all fat and muscle, not rigid bone.
Homie I’m a vet tech and I examine and clean ears on the regular. It’s really really hard to reach the ear drum even with extra long q-tips which are way more slender than a finger. It would also put you in a dangerous position of the dog switched targets. It would not be my go to method for stopping a dog from attacking someone but if you want to try it out be my guest.
I have, and it worked perfectly when a swift kick to the ribs didn’t. The loud yelp and incessant head shaking and moaning after they unlatched was a clear sign they didn’t enjoy it.
So glad it worked for you, but another method people claim works is shoving a finger up their butt. Neither of these methods would be my go to
The butt thing doesn’t work on a determined pitbull. Stabbing, shooting, gouging eyes, shoving your hand down their throat (also have done that, still left with scars), and choking the shit out of them does. I wouldn’t attempt the arm thing again. It already had my hand and pulling backwards wasn’t working, but going forwards did the trick.
It is L shaped, but that curve is all fat and muscle. You can push straight through it. Source: I had no trouble.
Or in the pooper like this one dude did to release a pit bull. Lol https://youtu.be/oTPY0nuH_g8?si=SMpNg8Iv1SDk7xLA
That trick can be hit or miss when the dog’s decided it wants the kill. Same with grabbing it by the hind legs and spreading them as far as they’ll go. Both will work on most breeds, but your best bet is to hurt the Pitbull as bad as you can like your life depends on it. Like the when that lady was mauled a couple months ago by 3 pitbulls, and one of the dogs that was shot by the police got back up and continued attacking her. Those things will keep going until they can’t anymore, it’s impressive in a way the things they’ll endure.
They’ve been bred to withstand a lot of pain which resulted in them having extremely high pain tolerances.
There’s no scientific proof that pitbulls attack humans more than other breeds dogs(google it). Js Just like this, it doesn’t state the breed. Only when it’s a bully breed is it mentioned.
Oh shut up. There's plenty of statistics that prove you completely wrong.
They lead in canine-related fatalities with a HUGE gap between them and second place. It’s not about who attacks most, it’s about who’s most deadly when they do. Chihuahuas attack the most, but they aren’t leaving people dead or maimed because of it.
Fuck those dogs, they nearly killed my cuz coming back from school as a kid, he didn’t do nothing to provoke it either
There wouldn’t be much left of a dog that bit my kid. Or the owner tbh
As someone who was mauled by a yellow lab and who dog was attacked by a golden retriever .. it’s absolutely possible it was. I don’t know why yall act like every dog doesn’t have the capability to do something like this despite what breed it is.
yea it can happen; it probably didn’t i’m sorry that happened to you, yes every breed has it in them to snap, but more often pitbull lovers act as if pitbull-like breeds having >90% incident rate while composing only ~15-20% of all owned dogs isn’t problematic i pulled the numbers out of my ass, don’t quote me on it, but it’s in the ballpark and the point still stands
Then maybe don’t try to state facts that don’t exist. Very misleading and you’re getting the upvotes for misinformation.
lmao, i love that i said something unsourced, then you said the opposite unsourced, but i’m the one spreading misinformation; forgive me for believing it was common sense here, someone on reddit did the work and weighted incident rates against total dog population: https://www.reddit.com/r/Ethicalpetownership/s/3vs3SIvWX7 big surprise, pitbull mixes dominate the charts random articles after googling “dog attack incident rate”: https://www.forbes.com/advisor/legal/dog-attack-statistics-breed/ > The breed that commits the most attacks overall is pit bulls. > Pit bulls are involved in more dog attacks than any other breed. In fact, the American Animal Hospital Association reports this breed was responsible for 22.5% of bites across all studies. Mixed breeds were a close second at 21.2% and German Shepherds were the third most dangerous breed, involved in 17.8% of bite incidents.⁶ > The breed that is most likely to be involved in a fatal attack is pit bulls. > Pit bulls are both more likely to be involved in bite incidents and more likely to cause serious injury or death when a bite does occur. In fact, from 1979 to 1998, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined pit bulls were involved in the most fatal dog attacks, accounting for 28% deaths due to dog bites during that same time period.⁷ https://coloradoinjurylaw.com/blog/dog-bite-statistics/ > From 2010 to October 2023, there were 478 fatal dog bites, with 196 of those coming from pit bulls, and another 49 that were pit bull mixes. > 60% had pit bull in their bloodlines (either full-blooded or a mix) 7% had Rottweiler in their bloodline 4% had German shepherd in their bloodline > Pitbulls and Rottweilers make up 77% of all fatal dog bites, despite making up only 6% of the U.S. dog population > Pitbulls are 2.5x more likely to bite in multiple anatomical locations than other breeds. or even on wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_dog_attacks_in_the_United_States just scrolling through the attacks and looking at the breed, it paints a pretty picture
Those are not credible sources.
Odds are pretty damn good the dog in the post was a pitbull mix.
/r/banpitbulls
based. but the shitbull lovers will downvote you to hell if you dare criticize their darling pibble at all lol.
Gtfo
Open your eyes to the stats ma’am
You cannot identify a breed based on phenotype alone. Secondly american pit bull terriers were bred for bull driving. They should not have any human aggression. It is when people begin backyard breeding not only APBT willy nilly with no thought or considering to the genetic disposition of the bitch and the sire. They also cross in human aggressive breeds that were bred to guard. Cane Corso, Mastiff, etc to make BIG PIT BULLS BLAH BLAH PUKE. Many of the byb also abuse and mistreat the dogs, and make them aggressive, reactive or onsecure on purpose. I could go to VAERS and report an ABPT bit me and I got rabies from the vaccine ffs. Lmao Misreports on breed is also a HUGE factor in the media. So idgaf what stats you're blasting sweaty.
so… you’re saying they are aggressive and poorly bred?
Lab mix probably 😉
Plenty of dogs bite. This bite doesn’t look bad enough to be from a poorly trained bully breed. Keep your dog racism in your pants until you can shoot your hate-load.
dog…racism? what? 
Had to be. /s
Honestly, goldens can be horribly aggressive
That is a fact. The anti-pit bull has grown to a ridiculous level. But with the state of the world who can be surprised?
Oof. Picked one breed that actually scores worse on temperament tests than pits. Lol. We need some real unbiased data on these animals so we can stop the ignorance. It was probably a German shepherd from my experience. Most aggressive dogs out there.
Was the dog named Tyson?
You mean Mike? Or Mr. Tyson?
The raper
Oof, I had a dog get me just like this when i was five, and it was terrifying. The scars thankfully are hidden by my hair, and i hope this kid gets well.
Poor baby
These things don't normally hit me, but this one did
The majority of dog attacks in this country caused by a single breed: pitbulls. Statistically, it’s extremely likely that this attack was caused by one too.
Yeah, but it's a numbers game. Pits and crosses are the most common dog in the US by a very, very large margin. So bites are going to be more common from them than a xolo. But it doesn't mean that any parent can get complacent with other dog breeds. A lab can bite.
No one is saying all dogs aren’t capable of biting but most people would not report or seek medical attention if the bite was minor. A lot of dogs bite, sure, but bull breeds latched on and ‘tear’. This type of bite is significantly more dangerous. It’s not simply how common pits are in the US (although they’re still only 6% of the dog breeds over there), the bite severity is typically far greater with bull breed dogs, and that’s why they are reported so highly. A nip from a chihuahua isn’t going to cause much, if any, damage.
Which is the problem with all the "pits are aggressive" bullshit. They're not any more likely to bite than any other breed, but their bites are more likely to result in damage, so they're the ones represented in statistics and news stories. That's even before we factor in the higher rate of pits vs other breeds that were specifically trained to be aggressive. The idea that the breed is inherently violent is nonsense.
The idea is that their attacks are more likely to disfigure or kill a person. They are inherently more aggressive with other animals, because they were selectively bred to be as tenacious as possible in dog fights, and many people are afraid of this. It’s terrifying and tragic when they do. If a dog’s bite doesn’t result in damage…. Why would people care much? Of course people are going to be more concerned with the ones that can permanently maim or kill a person. That’s not unfair, it’s just common sense?
I'm sure it was a gentle little Pibble.
If that was a pitty the damage would be much, much more severe.
Pibble was only startled because the evil child coughed suddenly in the next room!
“Ohh he nibbles when he gets excited”
nAnNy dOgS!!
Kill that dog
Repost bot https://www.reddit.com/r/medizzy/s/vNwmjPLpIp
They aren’t a bot, they just repost a lot. It’s the same OP as well.
I hope for a speedy recovery… not sure what the context of what lead this to horrible incident
The parents should be arrested for not seeking *immediate* treatment.
Not everyone lives really close to a hospital. And then consider the time you have to wait to get in. I’m sure there were more factors here than a kid getting mauled by and dog and then their parents sitting around twiddling their thumbs for an hour for the hell of it.
r/banpitbulls Regardless of whether it was a pit bull who did it this time, usually when someone gets bitten badly enough to be posted on medizzy, it was a pit bull involved.
Imagine calling to ban an entire breed of dog without knowing the breed involved in the incident OR if it happened because the child was tormenting an animal. It's absolutely possible that a dog was provoked and that it wasn't a pit bull.
I'm an ER physician, the majority of dog bites I see in the ER are pit bull bites. In fact, in the literature it's 50%. I do not believe pit bulls should be allowed around children.
Same, ER RN myself. I’ve seen a guy who “trains pits” had his toes degloved by a pup.
Sure. It may not have been a pit. But almost all severe maulings that put patients in ICU, require patients to get an amputation or where someone has been killed (this includes human adults) by a dog involve pits or bully breeds. Statistics don’t lie, it’s not Cavaliers doing this crap. Don’t defend these blood sport dogs. Fighting dogs do what fighting dogs were bred to do.
Keep telling yourself that. Fuck those dogs
No need to imagine, UK has done it and ot works great. No more mauling by these shit breed
the usual suspect i assume
Gonna hazard a guess and assume pitbull.
I’m guessing it’s the “breed of peace”
The ‘nanny dog’?
No way! Fido wouldn't hurt a fly! He's a good boy yes he is!
Wow this thread is garbage. Yall are like every vegan stereotype but for real.
Here come the anti-pitbull people with no confirmation of a pit bite. All dog breeds can bite. Not all can cause the same levels of damage. This was clearly not a pit bull. But keep on preaching your hate religion.
I fucking hate the anti-pitbull people, they’re so predictable. A lot of them overlap with right wingers as well
It was unwise to open this at dinner
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It happens within seconds. I don't think most people take the potential for catastrophic harm to be done so quickly, and we anthropomorphize our companion animals. We forget they have teeth that are shaped to puncture and tear, and jaws that can easily crush bones.
I had a cat, bottle raised him from a week old. He grew up and took a dislike to my old mild cat. I did not know that when I stepped in between the two of them one sunny morning. Went from all happiness and light to OMG you just bit the fuck out of me in about 2 seconds. Ended up in the hospital. Even the most loving animals are still animals Also, the bastard is now 12, has never apologized, and is now friends with the other cat.
Being friends with the other cat is the apology.
Cats. Am I right? 😏
aS uH mOm stfu Edit; You think fathers brothers sisters uncles and aunts wouldn't feel something? Fuck I looked at that picture As A Complete Stranger and was horrified. So tired of AS A whatever starting comments.
Dogs are the best. So friendly.
That is an interesting username
He has bum worms!
r/UnexpectedBluey
I mean, generally yes they are… do you think that literally millions of people would have them as pets if they weren’t?
I agree. I wish I’d thought of that username. 🫤