Mistakes After a Dog Bite To Avoid

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We were talking with a dad the other day whose daughter was bitten by a dog. He had never been through this before. He had heard a lot of things from some friends, family, and co-workers, and he reached out to find out about what’s true and what’s not. As we were talking, he wanted to make sure he was doing the right thing for his daughter. He asked, “What are some of the common mistakes, after someone’s been bitten by a dog, that can ruin their case?” We told him the first thing is not going to the doctor to get your injuries checked out. That’s the first most important mistake people mak. A lot of times people think they can just clean and treat an injury at home, but the risk of infection goes up. It’s important to get to a doctor so they can properly clean and treat it and prevent any kind of infection.

Another common mistake that we see is people don’t call Animal Control right away to make a report. A lot of times people are worried if they call Animal Control, they’ll come pick up the dog and euthanize the dog. That’s something we hear quite often. Nobody wants the dog to die. Why it’s important to contact Animal Control is so Animal Control can quarantine the dog to make sure the dog doesn’t suffer from rabies, which is pretty serious. Also, Animal Control is going to make a report of what happened. They’re going to investigate how the bite happened. It’s really important to have that report later on down the road so we can always refer to what happened. That’s the second biggest mistake that we see in dog bite cases.

Another mistake is that sometimes people don’t take pictures of the injuries right away. These injuries can heal rather quickly, and it’s important to take a picture of those injuries right when it happens so we can get a good look at what happened and how bad it is.

Another common mistake that we see is victims of dog bites pick the wrong lawyer. There are a lot of lawyers out there that you can choose from, but if you have a dog bite case, you want to make sure that you hire a personal injury trial lawyer who focuses on dog bite cases.

If you have questions about what kind of lawyer you need and some other common mistakes that are made after a dog bite, legal consultations here at the firm are always free. We invite you to give us a call. We can talk about how we can help you out and whether or not we’re the right lawyers for you.