State Law & Dog Bites

[Cozy Cats]

I got bit by one of my clients' dogs today, and I went to the
Emergency Room to get an antibiotic. State law requires that they
report the bite to Animal Control. I called Animal Control, and state
law requires that the dog be quarantined for 10 days! It wasn't the
dog's fault. I stupidly put my thumb between the dog & the fence as
he was snapping at the dog on the other side. It was a chihuahua that
I see twice a week, he's an indoor dog, I just let him out to go
potty, and his shots are up-to-date. I hated to tell my client that
his dog had to be quarantined for 10 days. I wish I hadn't gone to
the emergency room now. It's just a puncture wound. Anyone know if
you go to your regular doctor, does he have to report it to animal
control? Just wanted you guys to know, in case you didn't. - Melissa

[David and LeeAnn Hickman]

I have been bitten more times than I can count. I have discovered that if you put your puncture wound in warm salty water as soon as possible, the salt draws out the infection and you may not need any antibodies.

 

As for the Dr's, I am not sure if they are required by law or not. All of my bites have been from my own pets, and I don't think they were ever reported. But that was many years ago and in Harris County.

 

Remember - WARM SALTY WATER! Depending on the bite, I sometimes kept my finger in a bag of salty water for a few days. I can remember taking it with me to work and soaking my finger at my desk while I worked. That was a deep puncture wound. For small punctures, maybe a few hours will be sufficent. I don't like the after effects of antibodies, so I find it much more beneficial to use this method.

Cozy Cats <melissa...@comcast.net> wrote:

[David and LeeAnn Hickman]

From a friend and I am finding sites online saying the same thing… but not real sure if it’s for real… just check it out first if it’s offered to you for your pet.

 

This is Jo and this is a very important message to my family &
friends who have dogs-cats--and to alert you to the hazard of using a
new Flea & Tick Preventative called ProMeris http://www.promeris.com/consumer/

This is a new product designed to be a more effective product than
other flea/tick treatments that was just released this year. It is
available thru a vet and not currently on-line. I got ProMeris this
week for my 7 dogs (6 Huskies & 1 Golden-Airedale) , and the
results were debilitating for nearly all of them-including me. Since my
incident this week, my vet has pulled it from distribution and alerted
the manufacturer, Fort Dodge.

Here are my results: Within less than 2 hours after applying, 4 of my
dogs had vomited from 2-4 times, 3 were disoriented and stumbling, 1
was dragging his back leg, 1 was salivating. I had very similar
symptoms like an allergic reaction-my lips were swollen, eyes very red,
mucous membranes such as eyes, nose, and mouth were stinging. I was
very disoriented- dizzy equilibrium and not able to drive. To make this
a short story-all 7 of my dogs were admitted to the hospital for
veterinarian care, and 3 of them remained for care, IV fluids and
observation for 24 hours. I was in the emergency room. I'm home now and
so are the dogs. We're all feeling much better. Vet bills were over
$2,500 and Fort Dodge is paying for these. Not only can the product
cause this reaction, it has a highly noxious odor that permeated the
house and is just starting to dissipate after 3 days.

Your dogs/cats might not have the same reaction, but given my
experience-I wanted to help you all become well-educated about the
product.

 

[Cozy Cats]

Links to State Law:

http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/readtac$ext.ViewTAC?tac_view=5&ti=25&pt=1&ch=169&sch=A&rl=Y

http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/idcu/health/zoonosis/laws/vaccine/

[David and LeeAnn Hickman]

If the dog's shots are up to date, why must he be quarantined?