Dog Eats Man's Toes As He Sleeps

ROSEBURG, Ore. — A diabetic Oregon man with no feeling in his feet woke up to find his dog had eaten part of his right foot, including three toes.

The Roseburg News-Review reports that the 61-year-old man, whose name was not disclosed by police, was in serious condition after calling 911 at about 3 a.m. on Tuesday.

The man told emergency responders that he fell asleep on his couch and woke up to find pieces of his foot missing.

Roseburg veterinarian Alan Ross says that the dog may have been trying to rid his owner of dead tissue, and says he may have been attracted to the foot if it were infected or gangrenous.

Ross says the dog doesn't need corrective action because it wasn't "acting out of meanness."

Comments

[JadedNY]

04:46 PM on 03/06/2011

I don't quite get this. Every now and then, you haer about a dog that eats part of its owner's body parts while they are asleep. I had no idea dogs would do such a thing to their owners. Don't they wait to be fed dog food? Why spontaneously eat his foot, or that French womans' face? I mean, I always thought dogs watched out for people, and don't they often sleep alongside their owner, in the bed or wherever? (at least our cat does.) Secondly, how does someone have their body parts chewed off and not wake up at the first bite?

[OC4Obama4Pres]

10:27 AM on 03/08/2011

Read again. Guy had no feeling in his feet.

[JadedNY]

08:31 PM on 03/08/2011

Ok. Then how to explain the woman whose face was bitten off by her dog?

[TequilaMockingbird]

02:56 PM on 03/05/2011

Smart Dog..

[Titanshanks]

08:20 PM on 03/04/2011

They should check the blood types, and if the dog is compatible he should be made to donate his toes.

[dmsdzinr]

03:18 PM on 03/04/2011

IF he had lost all feeling in his foot chances were very high for amputation anyway.

[AuGlove5]

03:00 PM on 03/04/2011

This isn't all that uncommon.

[Titanshanks]

08:14 PM on 03/04/2011

Go on....

[valluhree]

02:20 PM on 03/04/2011

I've heard of this happening before. :D Really interesting.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Diabetes/dog-eats-toe-man-diabetes/story?id=11322244

[Euterpe360]

11:47 AM on 03/04/2011

"Roseburg veterinarian Alan Ross says that the dog may have been trying to rid his owner of dead tissue, and says he may have been attracted to the foot if it were infected or gangrenous."

Apparently gangrenous toes are delicious. Probably a delicacy in dog circles.

[copelli21]

09:52 AM on 03/04/2011

Puppy just wanted something sweet to snack on.

[Meesterclean]

08:32 AM on 03/04/2011

The dog might have saved his life.

[bwither]

09:18 AM on 03/04/2011

Yep. The same idea behind putting maggots into a festering wound, since they don't go for live flesh.

[mosh]

07:51 AM on 03/04/2011

i love dogs!

[jakiew]

10:57 PM on 03/03/2011

Isn't it amazing that that dog knew those toes had to come off or he would die?
How did he know that? Pretty sure he didn't go to medical school.

[Bruins97]

03:12 PM on 03/04/2011

Its simple - smell .....

[Stephanie T]

07:30 PM on 03/03/2011

Why is the breed of dog not included in the article? It was probably a poodle or something not sensational!

[sabelmouse]

07:53 AM on 03/04/2011

don't diss poodles. it's not their fault that they are turned into weird looking yappers.

[No stinking fans]

04:46 PM on 03/03/2011

Hide the tootsie rolls.

[monkey-fish-frog]

04:43 PM on 03/03/2011

Upon further investigation the dog claimed that the taste was TOE-RRIFIC! (BAH DUMP PISSHH)

[mominhim]

02:23 PM on 03/04/2011

Corny, but LMBO!!

[Trey Stone]

03:56 PM on 03/03/2011

put some hot sauce!