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Our dog killed my husband with one bite during a game of fetch, but I'm still keeping her --- By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 3:04 PM on 06th November 2009 ------------------------ A father died after being nipped by his dog during a game of fetch.

Steven Sewell, 55, was on holiday in the Scottish Highlands with his wife Angela and teenage son David when the family’s partially blind dog Judy bit him.

The retired teacher patched up the small wound with tissue and carried on as normal because he was not in any pain.

However, an inquest has heard how he began complaining of shivers and sickness a few days later.

He was taken to hospital, where doctors diagnosed blood poisoning, and he died a few days later after the infection spread to his brain.

The family say the dog has never behaved aggressively, and are keeping her in spite of the freak accident.

Mrs Sewell, 53, said of the incident: ‘It was not vicious. It was just bad eyesight and tragic, but you have to accept it and move on.’

The inquest heard Mr Sewell, of Hipperholme, West Yorkshire, had been fishing with his son and throwing sticks for the dogs.

He was playing with nine-year-old labrador, Harry, and Alsatian-Doberman cross Judy, ten, in Grantown-on-Spey, near Inverness, when Judy accidentally bit his finger as she jumped to take a stick.

Mr Sewell felt the bite go through to his bone, but did not think it serious enough to seek treatment.

Once back in their holiday cottage, the Sewells searched for antiseptic but could not find any.

They used a sticking plaster to cover the wound.

But six days later, they became increasingly worried as Mr Sewell complained of feeling hot and experiencing ‘strange dreams’.

The family then headed home, where he began suffering from diarrhoea and a loss of feeling in his fingers. He was taken to hospital and immediately transferred to intensive care after doctors discovered he had contracted septicaemia from the bite.

This led to inflammation of the brain – or encephalitis – and he died on May 31 from organ failure – just a week after receiving the apparently minor injury.

Recording a verdict of accidental death, coroner Roger Whittaker called it ‘almost a fluke situation’.

Mrs Sewell, also a teacher, paid tribute to her late husband after the inquest. She said: ‘He was very caring. He would give everything away. He was so kind.’

Her son David, who is a student, said: ‘It wasn’t a vicious attack so she didn’t need to be put down. She is a family pet and she is loved.’

He added: ‘Dad was a loving, friendly and very caring person. He would do anything for anyone and would offer support and help to anyone.’

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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1225409/Retired-teacher-dies-half-blind-dog-accidentally-bites-finger-playing-fetch.html#ixzz0W6FVuPRM

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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1225409/Retired-teacher-dies-half-blind-dog-accidentally-bites-finger-playing-fetch.html#ixzz0W6FF24IE

Submitted on 11/06/2009

Submitted by: Ken Leonard
Reference: MailOnline, 06 Nov 2009

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>> Moderator Scores <<

Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
Thanks, but we get lots of similar stories of people not seeking medical treatment for what they consider to be minor injuries like animal bites. We just had a virtually identical story involving a rabid bat.


Candi said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
What Bruce said.


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