Okay so, I got bitten by a dog. I never imagined such a tragedy would happen to me, but thanks to IIMA, that also happened. This article is an attempt to narrate what happened that night and what happened afterwards.
Before
I live in the new campus. I went to see a friend, who lives in the old campus. I had skipped dinner that night, so I ordered a burger and a few chicken nuggets for dinner. Since it was getting late at night, I decided to head back to my dorm with the leftover burger in my hand.
On the way, I found two sleeping dogs. I tried to walk past them quietly. For some reason, one of them barked at me. My natural reaction was to face that dog. But while I was doing so, a second dog came behind me and bit me. I felt a sharp pain but did not stop there. For some reason, a third dog started coming towards me. Now I was all alone, standing up to three dogs who looked determined to tear me apart.
Fortunately, a guy came to my rescue. He was returning to his dorm after playing badminton. He had the racquet in his hand, and he chased the dogs away. If it were not for him, I don’t know what would have happened.
After
Well, I felt a sharp pain on my thigh, but I did not think there was any bleeding because I had my jeans on, and the dog bit through the jeans. I was wrong, as my friends soon confirmed that there is indeed some bleeding, if not profusely. They took me to a nearby hospital, where I got vaccinated with an anti-rabies vaccine and a tetanus shot. I still have one dose of the vaccine left to take!
It is worth noting that the security at the gate was not helpful at all. They kept asking for our details and kept calling here and there when they could clearly see it was a medical emergency.
I had a slight fever due to the vaccination when I came back to my room. I was naturally disappointed (read mad) at the administration. I wrote a long email to the internal email list. I can’t reproduce the email here, but it had a mixed response. I think it had to be said.
Of course, the email did not do anything because, frankly, I don’t think the administration here cares about it all that much. The dogs still roam freely. It is only a matter of time before someone else emails about getting a dog bite.
I think I should have gone to New Zealand instead of coming to this place. However, it seems like it is too late now, and I have to live like this. FML. So, yeah.
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