Dog-bite amputee who lost 3 limbs offered wheelchair ramp

How an Ottawa mother lost three limbs to rare dog bite infection, but not her spirit

She was rushed to hospital three days later, the single mother of four told CBC News this past weekend. - Ottawa mother loses 3 limbs after dog bite infection Caron had suffered life-threatening septicaemia, or septic shock, which resulted in disseminated intravascular coagulation and widespread internal hemorrhaging. Top news Plus: Is there still hope for Detroit's revival? She was in a medically induced coma until earlier this month. Her legs had to be amputated below the knees, and her arm below the elbow. There is also concern for her right hand, and http://dogfriendlydirectory.com/?p=36 she is awaiting surgery on it. Caron will have some of the health-care costs covered by Ontario's health insurance program, but she will still have to cover the leftover costs of health care, medication, prosthetics and renovations to make her home accessible with a wheelchair. Landscaping, construction Shayne and Jessica Valinsky said they had to help after seeing Caron's story and her positive spirits, on CBC News.
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Dog bite leads to legal tangle over yellow Lab

She didnt know it then, but the 49-year-old was suffering from pneumonia when she was bitten, so her immune system was compromised, making her more vulnerable. When told she would lose all of her limbs, Ms. Caron fell into a depression, feeling she would be more help to her four children, aged 24, 22, 18 and 15, and her four dogs if she was dead rather than alive. I didnt know what the hell to think, she said. I was feeling like an inchworm, like I wouldnt be able to do anything. But the day before the scheduled surgery, something happened to change her outlook completely: A medical resident, doing a final check, heard her blood pumping in her right palm signalling circulation in that arm. It would be saved. It was a blast of hope.
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Woman admits she lied about dog attack

They both needed dozens of stitches and were put on antibiotics, she said. Ms. Farrell was bitten on the ear and the back of her neck, and Mr. Thompson was bitten in the face and arm, she said. Hes a good dog; hes never bit anyone before, Ms. Farrell said.
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They say the oval-shaped wound is too small, and the dental pattern isn't consistent with Phineas' teeth. "It's not even close," Dr. Kenneth Cohrn , a forensic dentist in Lake Lady, Fla., told the newspaper. "The dog's dentition is so much larger than the pattern injury," he added, believing the bite was inflicted by a smaller dog. Phineas' owners hope those findings, which Brown said he had not seen, sway a Dent County judge to reconsider his opinion siding with the mayor. A state appellate court also is expected to consider the matter. The science of examining bite marks is debated but widely accepted by courts.
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Dog bites on rise in county

Charlie was mauled by two dogs while walking with Tim and his daughter April 11 on the San Clemente Beach Trail. He lived after six hours of surgery. PAUL BERSEBACH, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER MORE PHOTOS Tips to become a pack leader, in a positive way, over your aggressive dog Dont play games such as tug-of-war unless you always win. This game is initiating a physical contest and the Alpha must always win. Dont let your dog show its teeth, touch its teeth on your skin or growl during play. If they do, stop playing and take the toy away. Dont let your dog demand attention. So ignore your dog when they are demanding attention or simply give the down command.
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