Dog chews off Michigan man’s toe, saves his life

[JBoy]

One for the holy shit file:

A Michigan man credited his dog with saving his life by chewing off his diseased big toe as he lay passed out in a drunken stupor. Jerry Douthett, 48, woke up on a Saturday night in late July in his Rockford, Michigan home to find his Jack Russell Terrier, Kiko, had gnawed off his right big toe.

Douthett’s wife, Rosee, rushed him to a hospital where doctors found he was suffering from Type 2 diabetes. His toe was badly infected and surgeons amputated the remainder of the digit. Douthett’s wife, a registered nurse, had been urging him for weeks to have his infected toe examined by a doctor.

On the night Kiko ate his toe, Douthett said he had been out with his wife and drank about “six or seven beers” and a pair of giant margaritas “big enough to put goldfish in.”

http://www.timescolonist.com/chews+Michigan+drunken+stupor+saves+life/3359533/story.html

[Curmudgeoness]

1. Holy shit. That is pretty drunk! nt

[ladjf]

2. I've been an avid reader of DU for years. But, this post might be

one of the most bizarre items I've seen on the board.

[beam me up scottie]

3. What are the chances his wife rubbed a beef steak on his toe?

I've put catnip spray on bf's slippers a time or two.

[Ferret Annica]

4. Sounds like he has a bigger problem then his toe.

His brain housing group seem a bit shy of working load of marbles.

[Jennicut]

5. OMG! When I found out I had diabetes I was just thirsty alot and had to pee all the time.

Ouch. But he was lucky...