Vet tech gets bit - Dog now on death row

[HarlansHollowFarms]

This is an old thread, but the update is....Spork was saved

http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg01059.html

 

[equinelyn]

Don't dogs bite vets all the time?

 

[EweSheep]

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Yeah, they do get bitten, part of the territory that you will get bitten, scratched, clawed, kicked, shoved, tripped or even be physically maimed or killed by any animals.

 

[SarahBeth9394]

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I suggest that anyone who blamed the tech reads all of the coverage on this link. Unfortunately the tech was mamed before the owners saw how vicious it could be even though they still don't think the dog was at fault. I just wonder if they use a muzzle on the dog when they go to the vets now. If they don't they are stupid. What is irritating is that the husband who owned the dog was not there yet he felt he could make an assessment of the situation. That is what is ludicrous.

 

[Okie Amazon]

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Workres' Comp, yes.


Most vet techs get ZERO benefits of any kind except discounted or free vet care. (And some don't even get THAT!




Reason #4 why I am no longer a vet tech.

 

[yinepu]

when i was working at the animal hospital I got bitten pretty badly by a german shepherd (the dog owners were to blame.. NOT the dog).. when i went to the hospital they wanted to mark the dog as a bite offender.. meaning that if it ever bit anyone again it would be seized and put down.. I refused to give them the dog's name or the owners name.. to me it was a hazard of the job.. and had the owners had a lick of common sense the dog never would have bitten me.. so it was not the dog's fault at all and I refused to have the dog pay for something stupid when he was just reacting to being frightened and his owners attitude

 

[Okie Amazon]

Exactly, and Doxies are known for being snappers and unpredictable. Job hazard; it's going to happen, just deal with it. It does sound like a very severe bite, but for heavens' sake, you should know better than put your face in harms' way like that.

 

[Stacykins]

Glad Spork was saved.

My only dog bite though came from a dachshund, a rescue one at that. Combine a normally skittish dog breed with a history of abuse, and it is a perfect storm. I knew to be careful around him, move slow and be gentle. The owners, good friends, asked me to walk him after school since they don't get home from work until late evening. Poor doggy needed to pee and get a leg stretch. Anyway, I rounded a corner with him and there was a neighborhood dog, a golden, known for being vicious to other dogs. It made a beeline for the doxy, full on charge with a most intimidating growl. I scooped the doxy up into my arms and he sank his teeth into my hand, and I kicked the golden in the stomach as he jumped up on me to attack the doxy. Golden retreated, and I carried the doxy home.

The bite was my fault, I pretty much knew he would be terrified and bite. But I would rather have gotten bitten by the doxy then have to explain a mauled dog to the owners, you know? I never did tell them he bit me, and just treated the wound myself. No infection, just small scars. He was up to date on his vaccinations, so it wasn't an issue.

 

[JustPeachy]

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Workres' Comp, yes.


Most vet techs get ZERO benefits of any kind except discounted or free vet care. (And some don't even get THAT!




Reason #4 why I am no longer a vet tech.

Exactly what I was thinking when I read this post. I've actually had people think that I was paid like a nurse!

I wish!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Likely the other way around. City would override state if state law left room for it.

It depends on how the state law is worded.

Generally city ordinances can be more restrictive than state law, but the cannot contradict state law. If the statute actually says that people who work with dogs cannot file dogbite charges, I can't think of a way that a city ordinance could be worded to not contradict. But, the devil is always in the details.

I agree that the dog should have been under for dental surgery, but it is possible that the vet tech was preparing to put him under when the incident occurred.