Tinatanggi ng may-ari ng bakanteng lote na sa kanila yung asong naka-kagat samin
Last Saturday night, I got bitten by a stray dog na bigla na lang lumabas sa talahiban sa street namin.
I was running home kasi bigla na lang umulan ng malakas. Around five gates away na lang ako from our house when I suddenly felt something bite my right leg. Then, my left leg. At first, hindi ko pa agad na-realize what was happening until I looked back and saw the dog literally chasing my legs and trying to bite me again.
Pagdating ko sa bahay, parehong legs ko yung dumudugo na.
That same night, nalaman ko rin na may isa pang batang nakagat nung same dog earlier that afternoon (kailangang tahiin kasi kasama yung laman sa nakagat)
I went to the Animal Bite Center for my anti-rabies treatment. I received 10 injections in total, 2 sa left arm, 1 sa right arm, 1 skin test, and 6 injections ng ERIG directly into the six bite wounds on my legs (3 sa left and 3 sa right). My exposure was classified as Category III/Type III.
The case escalated sa barangay kasi the family of the kid who was bitten was super angry. Yung tinuturong may-ari ng dogs ay yung may-ari ng bakanteng lote kung saan nakatira or nagsstay yung mga aso.
They kept saying na hindi kanila yung dogs, pero they knew the dogs were there and apparently ginagamit sila as bantay sa lote. At first, ayaw talaga nilang tanggapin na may responsibility sila sa nangyari.
Nahuli na ng barangay yung mother dog at isang tuta (kasi kakapanganak palang pala ng mother dog) unfortunately, namatay yung mother dog habang nasa cage pa.
After a while, nag-offer din yung alleged owners na sila na raw ang sasagot sa medical expenses. Pero before that, marami na kasing masasakit na salita ang nasabi.
They literally told us na “mamatay na yung mga nakagat” and accused us of “namemera lang.” May pointing fingers, sigawan, at pagmumura pa.
One of the barangay representatives who was asking for permission to enter the vacant lot para mahuli yung mga aso witnessed everything, kasi even her pinagsisigawan, pinanlilisikan ng mata, at dinu-duro din.
And because of everything that happened, hindi rin ako nakapasok sa work (working student)
I know they eventually offered to cover the medical expenses, and I'm not saying that isn't important. Pero honestly, hindi lang naman pera yung issue dito. We were already scared, injured, and trying to deal with what happened. Hearing those things from the people who were supposed to take responsibility just made everything so much worse.
The family of the kid said na kung nakipag-settle na sila agad sa owners at hindi na nakipag mataasan at nang maliit hindi na raw sana lalala yung situation, and hindi daw sila papayag na basta-basta nalang silang mag babayad.
May iba pa po ba kaming pwedeng ihabol aside sa shouldering of expenses?