DOG ATE TOES OF DIABETIC OWNER AS HE SLEPT
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) -- A dog ate three of his owner's toes as the diabetic man slept, most likely out of instinct to help remove diseased flesh, animal experts say.
James Little, 61, called 911 on Tuesday to say his dog had eaten the body parts while he was sleeping. He told The Associated Press on Friday that he is "doing fine."
Little suffers from diabetes, of which one symptom is numbness in the hands or feet.
The dog, a Shiba Inu, was acting on its instinct to remove diseased flesh and does not appear to be dangerous, said Douglas County Animal Control Deputy Lee Bartholomew.
Dogs have been known to eat dead or diseased human flesh. A family's dog in Illinois ate the toes off a 10-year-old girl's left foot while she slept last December. She had a sore on her foot.
In August, a dog in Michigan bit off most of its owner's infected big toe after the man passed out from alcohol. The man had diabetes, and the animal was apparently attracted to a festering wound.
Little has given up ownership of his dog, putting it up for adoption pending an examination and a standard 10-day quarantine to determine it does not have rabies, Bartholomew said.
"We are going to find a new home for it," Bartholomew said.
The dog was taken to Roseburg's Saving Grace Pet Adoption Center, where executive director Wendy Kang said the animal is healthy but appears anxious.
Little was in fair condition at a hospital and expected to be released later Friday.
Yeah, I'd be getting rid of the motherfucker, too.
That's some weird ass shit.......
I'd have kept the dog. Those dead toes could have become gangrenous and cost the man his legs or even his life. The dog did him a favor. poor dog, tries to help his person out and loses the only home he'd ever known for his efforts.
ReplyDeleteBut what would happen in a couple of weeks? You only have so many toes, ya know.
ReplyDeleteThis happened to Frank's daughter Nora. It actually helped her out, the toes were dead anyway. It was a friend's chihuahua.
ReplyDeleteCome on Zilla, don't you think you would freak out a little if you woke up and your dog was eating your foot? How could you look at it the same?
ReplyDeleteY'all know that dogs have unconditional love. If they think their owner (friend) isn't well, they just try to help. This is really sick and I want to barf, but I can understand. You're right Zilla/MJ.
ReplyDeleteFuck that. If I won't tolerate a dog that bites me, I damned sure wouldn't have one that snacked on me.
ReplyDeleteSorry. A man's gotta draw a line somewhere.