In 2014 I reported on a 22 pound cat named Lux who attacked his family. The family's seven-month old baby pulled Lux's tail, so he clawed baby's forehead. Dad kicked the cat, who went ballistic and trapped the parents in a bedroom…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Alicia Ortiz, a Family Practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. Every case is different. Sometimes it's a puppy playing with a toddler, a lick-fest gone wrong…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Crystal Davis, a Family Practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. Mom's in the yard when her 5 year-old son Logan runs over. "Something bit me," he cries, "it…
This week's guest columnists are Drs. Marc Fernandez and April Weliever, Family Practice residents at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. We see it all the time in the Emergency Department: the family cat bit…
It really wasn't the boy's fault. He was playing in his yard when a stray dog wandered over. The dog jumped up and bit the boy on the side of his face. The dog fled and Animal Control couldn't find it. Rabies is in the area and…
