Katie went to the ER today!
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Katie went to the ER today!
| Mon, 07-19-2004 - 11:15pm |
What a day. Started my new job with Tom. The morning went well untill I got a frantic call from Bill. He had just talked with Katie and Michaels mom. Apparently Katie had gotten bitten by their dog. Simon, a 160 pound Rottweiller. She got Katie on the leg and the stomach and Michaels mom rushed Katie to the emergency room. I flew home and changed into my short and called Mikes mom on her cell. She had just carried Katie into the ER and she let me talk to the doctor in charge. I explained Katie's heart history, medication situation, and no allergies. She then said it was pretty bad and she needed to treat Katie and assured me she was going to be fine. Bill and I drove what is normally a 3 hour drive, in just little over an hour. Michaels mom called us after an hour to say that they treated Katie, no stitches and they released her to come home. She took Katie home to her house where we drove to. Katie was sitting there is this hospital gown, they washed and cleaned out her stomach and knee, put antibiotic ointment on her wounds, and then put clean dressings on them. Apparently they do not stitch animal bites, because if it should be or get infected they do not want to seal the infection in. Katie also got these huge scratches on her back but failed to tell the doctors and they failed to see them. She told me when I got there and she showed them to me. They look like she had been clawed by a bear. I proceeded to clean them out and cover them. They prescribed an antibiotic, which we filled there and got a dose into her system. We drove home around 5 and she slept for about an hour and a half. She is watching TV with her big brother right now and I am going to get her into bed in a little while. I will call her doc in the morning and get her into them so that they can examine her bites and scratches. What a frightening situation. Michaels parents were so upset and Michael pulled Katie away from the dog, I can only imagine what could have been.
Cussette talked about Allison's fears a few weeks ago, and I defended the dog owners point of view. For that I am truely sorry, now being on the other side of the fence. Katie said she will not be so trusting anymore with strange dogs. What a way to learn a lesson. I will fill you in with how she is tomorrow after I see her doctor. Just say a prayer for her that she heals quickly and she does not scare badly. She already had the scar down her chest she deals with.
Deb

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That's horrible!
Hugs, lisa
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I'm so sorry y'all are going through this. Having been there - and being fortunate that it didn't get more serious - I can truly say it's not something I want to see happen to *any* child or any body, and I totally relate to your feelings. No apologies are necessary, this shouldn't have happened. Hugs for you and Bill, prayers for Katie's speedy and trouble-free recovery.
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I love dogs, but when I get one, I want a little Westie or something like that. I have to admit that Rottweilers have always scared me, although my ex sister-in-law has a nice one. We never let Danny play with her unless we watched, though. It only takes a second for them to snap & bite, however. Even watching a child with a dog won't always save them. An infant died from a pit bull attack out here the other day. The grandma was watching and had to pull her dog off the baby. You know that grandma is heartbroken. That's another breed I wouldn't be interested in - pit bull.
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Hugs to all of you,
Susan
Donna
I was totally horrified reading this and was brought to tears by it just thinking about what you, Bill,
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OH my gosh!
Lori
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