[Kahuna32162]

Originally Posted by BostonRich

I did go for medical evaluation because my hand was bleeding and oozing fluid and of course it is very painful. They treated my wounds and I am now on antibiotics. I need to keep ice on it also. I was told that if it gets worse and shows any changes to go immediately to the hospital ER.

Since I have no information on the dog we don't know anything about it's vaccination status. There is a red tag on the dog but it looks very old and the shape may indicate the owner's residence. It really would have been a responsible gesture to simply provide me this information instead of running away unless of course the dog is not properly vaccinated.

By the way, medical clinics are legally required to notify the authorities about any dog bites and they submitted a detailed report. I should be hearing from them shortly. I have received information from people on this board as to who the people involved may be and that will be part of the report.

I do want to say that it is not my intention to hurt the dog . . . period. Owners of problematic dogs know they are problematic and should act accordingly. That dog was not properly socialized and should not have been in the dog park.

Thank you all for your help, support and kind messages. I appreciate it.

P.S. Yes I did get a tetanus shot two years ago.

Thanks for the follow up info. Take care of your hand, I'm pretty sure all the sleuths here will be able to find this guy.