OMG!!! My son was bitten....

Thats sad about your son. Im a firm believer in its always the owners fault never the animals. I have a pitt bull mix pup right now and he is just the sweetest dog ever. He even sleeps with my 3 year old son they cuddle up to eachother and both go right to sleep LOL. He is still a pup though so he tends to kind of nip at the kids sometimes, but any type of puppy does that. They all out grow it unless taught other wise. Ive had dogs since I was born. My parents bred dogs. So I have learned real quick that dogs ONLY act how they have been taught to act...on some rare occasions there are dogs that sometimes start acting out and arent showed what the right way to act is so they just continue being bad dogs...those cases are so sad to see. If I were you I wouldnt only watch the dog but the owners as well. Watch how they treat the dog. And if they keep him chained up all the time...and just gets excited when ppl get close to him. I hate chains I will never put a dog on a chain. But if the dog doesnt start acting any better the owners may get another dog....and if they treat that dog the same way what happened with your son will more then likely happen again with ANY dog they have. I hope your son is feeling better by now. Rabies really is a scary thing. There is a cat with rabbies running around here that no one can seem to catch. My dad has tried shooting it but the little booger sure does have 9 lives LOL.

OMG! I felt sorry for you son, dhang... hope he will recover soon.. ingat..

That was quick thinking on your part. Good job,mom! It is a shame when these things happen in the middle of a good time. I had to go for a tetnus shot after being bitten on the face by a small dog. It happens sometimes. I hope he will be fine.

dhangski what a thing to happen and on your annual fiesta day. was the dog runnning loose,as thats against the law. you were so right to get it washed thoroughly at once and then get to the 'hospital for the shots. had the dog had its rabies shots or what? I do hope that you give yuour hospital bill to your neighbor to pay.

That is aweful what happend to your son being bitten by the neighbors dog. We never know when haveing a good time when something seriouse is going to happen like w/ your son and the happy moment is gone and your struck w/ fear and haveing to deal w/ a medical emergency. I'm glad you took care of it and brought him to the nearest hospital for further checking. I hope he is ok now and that it won't happen again. Have you talked to the owners of the dog? was the dog tied up or just running loose? I would personally have the owner's of the dog pay for all medical exspenses.

Sorry to hear this terrible incident,I hope you had taken him immediately to a doctor for proper treatment,as well as vaccination.Remember that,Prevention is better than cure.

Oh that's sad. We have dogs before, they're just too upbeat and gets excited when they see people. I always get bitten when I arrive but the dog has been injected so it's okay and it's not that bad. I mean its just a scratch. Anwyay, I hope your neighbor will something with their dog.

wow...That is too bad, that's the problem in our Country since the dogs are everywhere and we are not sure if they were given anti rabies vaccine. Good thing that you were able to do the right thing since rabies is real scary! I know he will be fine tomorrow and I am sure by that experience, he will be scared of any dog now!

I hope he wasn't teasing the dog. I hope your neighbor learned his lesson! Dogs should not be allowed to run about outside of caretaker's yard - and they should have all their shots in case the worst happens - as it happened to you. I have a young son, and I worry about things like this. I want to be able to protect him from everything but know I can't. Even at the playground he may one day fall and hurt himself. Its hard enough if he falls now in his new waddling walk and bites his lip or something, so hard to know I can't prevent pain or take it away! Nice to learn about the garlic! You are such a good mother to be calm and do what's right despite the stressful situation!

OMG. This is not a good news! You must be very careful next time. Its not really easy, havent experienced it and I hope will never experience it for I am really afraid not with the dog bites but with the medicine. I know how expensive those shots are. I hope your son will be okay.

I 'm sorry to hear that.Thank goodness for your son's wellness!Dogs sometimes can be dangerous to young children,so be be careful about them,anytime our little children are close to them!

I just hope nothing will happen worst to you son. Continue to apply hot compress and give him lots of fluids to drink too. Hope he gets well now...

good to hear that you had the presence of mind to do first aid and hurriedly brought him to the hospital..sad that your family most especially your youngest wasn't able to enjoy the fiesta coz I know it's one of the most awaited events..Good job mom!!

Wow, that is a scary thing to have happen and I hope your son will have a speedy recovery. I hate when dogs are out and about . My fiance was bit by a dog when at work , and we were scared the dog might of had rabies or something else. Things worked out ,and I am glad nothing serious happened with you .

Hi ate dhang, I'm sorry to hear that. Just a month ago I was bitten too by our dog, but it just an accident. The dog bitten me in my right hand and I quickly washed it with running water for 15 minutes, washed it with soap but I never bring to hospital immediately because I know how expensive the ant-rabies in animal bite hospitals and RITM (hospitals for infectious diseases here in Philippines is only open 8-5 pm) and it was happened around 8 in the evening. Fortunately, I had my anti-rabies booster 2 years ago when I was taking my internship, then first thing in the morning I went to RITM and have my 2 booster only to complete my full exposure vaccine. Well it sad to know too that I have to go back in year 2011 for another booster,that's mandatory. The owner of the dog should pay your expenses, it's their responsibility to pay you back because they don't watch their pets.

this would be the worst problem of some locality because of some dogs free to roam around and bite people. i have a neighbor also has a dog that are very sarcastic, all of my friends Girl don't visit me anymore because they are afraid of the dog, one of them was bitten by the dog. I can't hurt the dog because we are friend not only the owner but also the dog. I advice the owner to put the dog on a cage so that it will not harm people. and the owner agreed.