Out of the WSB inbox – a request for help, from Rob:
I was hoping that you could help me in our search for the owner of a dog that was on leash outside Prost on California Ave on Monday, November 16th at around 5:45 pm. At about this time, I was bitten on the face by this dog and ended up in the emergency room with severe lacerations to my upper and lower lips.
It is required that hospitals report all dog bites to King County Health, who called me this morning and told me that if I wasn’t able to locate the dog and the owner, they would recommend that I get a rabies vaccination. The treatment would be painful and I would like to avoid this if at all possible. I need to find the owner to obtain some information that would allow me to avoid any more pain.
Rob’s story continues – read on:
Cole, the manager of Prost, has been informed of what happened and the staff is helping in the search. I’m hoping that the bartenders working that night will know the owner but in case they don’t, I thought the blog might be a good way to get the word out. Thank you in advance for any help you can lend.
Here’s what happened with a description of the dog:
A friend and I left Prost around 5:45pm. When I exited the door there was what I remember as a dark brown small to medium sized dog tied up outside to my left. I’m not great with breeds but I believe it was some kind of cocker, cocker mix, or similar breed. There were no other dogs around. It looked at me and wagged its tail so I let it sniff my hand and then gave it a pat on the head. We started to walk away and my friend realized he’d left something inside. He went in and when I turned around I saw that the dog was now away from the door, on the edge of the sidewalk, wagging its tail and looking at me. Being a sucker for a pretty face and feeling sorry for this dog sitting out in the rain by itself, I walked back over to it, leaned over to give it another little pat and the next thing I knew it had bitten my face.
I pulled away and then reached up to feel the damage. It wasn’t good.
I could feel that my lower lip was severely damaged and my hand was immediately coated in blood. My friend returned and I told him I wanted to go to the hospital immediately but needed something to put pressure on the wounds. He ran inside the bar and returned with a bar towel. We got into my car and he drove me to Swedish on 1st Hill. In our state of panic my friend and I left without finding the owner.
At Swedish, I was examined by the doctor on duty and luckily there was no tissue-loss which meant no plastic surgery was necessary. My wounds were cleaned, I was numbed and then stitched up. I have 12 stitches in my upper lip and about 18 or so in my lower. I’m still swollen but was told that I will recover with a minimal scar on my upper lip. I’m okay with this because Harrison Ford has a similar scar in a similar location.
Rob Rowe
206.778.5101
rob.rowe@comcast.net
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