Dog Saves Man’s Life
By Rocky Thompson on August 5th, 2010
Throw your dog a bone, it might save your life…by performing surgery on your toe that will eventually kill you. A man in Michigan slept through his dog chewing off his big toe. He’d drank a 32oz margarita before falling into that wistful slumber, and when he woke up, he immediately rushed to the hospital. Turns out that the toe the dog ate was infected and could have lead to the owner’s death.
I know the link to the outdoors (a dog?) is tenuous at best, but this is one of the weirdest compelling and disgusting stories I’ve ever read. I had to share.
I hate that this story has gotten so much attention. This guy is such a flippin’ idiot…. and SO MUCH attention for being SUCH an idiot. Your telling of it is more kind. The first I read was he downed a few beers, then a few large (32oz like you said) margaritas. Passed out, and that’s when his dog ate his toe.
It’s gross and disgusting, and that guy needs serious help, from more than his dog. I am not sure diabetes is his biggest problem — being an idiot might be.
Since there is an outside chance this guy could reproduce, clearly the dog ate the wrong appendage. Bad dog! No bone!