Irresponsible pet owners

[Cerano]

 

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 TTSH Orthopaedics. 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."

 

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg...ected_foot.html

 

 

 

Apparently the owner of the dog didnt even mention anything or visit the victim at all!

Lawyers, do we have any legal recourse against such people?

Will the court order the dog to be put down?

 

 

[Davidcks]

Why not put the owner to sleep?

[Cerano]

Why not put the owner to sleep?

 

good idea. too bad its not legal

[So_nice]

wow. i agreed its the owner tat should be put to slp. but to be frank, expect only a fine on the owner. and probably to compensate the victim. nothing else will happen..

[Cheesepiekia]

Why not put the owner to sleep?

[Silver_blade]

The owner of the dog (assuming they know where the victim stays) should at least visit the victim, apologise and offer to pay the medical bills. I think it is out local culture to not open our golden mouth and hope that problem will go away by itself.

 

The doctor and nurse of that clinic were also very jialat. [shakehead]

Edited May 20, 2010 by Silver_blade

[Chinablue]

victim is a dog owner too, most likely caught in between the dog fight and got bitten.

[Cerano]

so how much you think can sue?

 

i think he prolly stays landed so income at least 10-15k very least.

 

10-15k * 2-3 months ----> Loss of income

10k -----> Opportunity costs

Mental trauma ------> 10k

Medical Costs ------> 20k

Lawyer fees ------> 20k

 

not bad

[Pandapura]

We need a lawyer here to answer all the qns raised...

[Freestylers09]

how the dog manage to bite him?

 

i mean if u saw some animals charging to u..never try to make it away like kick a bola??maybe too sudden to react

[Chinablue]

how the dog manage to bite him?

 

i mean if u saw some animals charging to u..never try to make it away like kick a bola??maybe too sudden to react

 

never try to kick an aggressive dog, you will get bitten first before your legs can reach him.

when dogs charge at you, they can be either over-friendly or aggressive.

 

friendly - wagging tail and also barking at the same time. don't know why some people tends to associate barking dogs as aggressive, if dogs don't bark then what they expect them to do?talk in human language??

 

aggressive - no tail wagging with it's teeth showing.

 

dogs only turns aggressive when expose to constant human abuse. otherwise they are all friendly / shy to human.

[Freestylers09]

ya this one i know ...sometimes they bark at me..i will lean down n ku chi them one

 

some will act friendly..suddenly bake when u lean to them

 

ya mostly v friendly..some u stare at them..they ran away one..lol

 

i scare cat more than dogs..coz of their claw...

Edited May 20, 2010 by Freestylers09

[Chinablue]

an example of showing teeth, it will be accompanied with growling sound.

 

this applies to cats as well just that they make 'hissing' sounds instead of growl.

[Zyrofillica]

usually ill just show my teeth and bark back. of course to do that,remember to be holding at least a plank behind your back.

[Cerano]

so if a dog bite you what should you do.

 

can do like modern warfare style not snap its neck?

[Zangetsu77]

The guy could have diabetes, diabetes patients have higher chance of leg infections after wounds of any kind, even small pricks by pins etc. Also animal bites tend to be nasty... Cats worse than dogs...

[Chinablue]

The guy could have diabetes, diabetes patients have higher chance of leg infections after wounds of any kind, even small pricks by pins etc. Also animal bites tend to be nasty... Cats worse than dogs...

 

obviously that guy is trying to kick the dog and got himself bitten, noticed the bitten part was on thefoot.

dog will most attack either the arms or thighs, those higher places where they can easily launch forward and bite.

 

 

 

[Kxbc]

an example of showing teeth, it will be accompanied with growling sound.

 

 

this applies to cats as well just that they make 'hissing' sounds instead of growl.

That dog has very clean teeth.

 

Before the cat makes the hissing sound, it would also have told you to stay away through its body language: ears pulled back, whipping tail, pouncing position.