Saline police say a Lodi Township girl is recovering after she was bitten in the head by a dog that remains in quarantine as a precaution.
The 6-year-old victim was at her friend’s house in the 500 block of Old Creek Court on May 20 when she tried to pet a sleeping dog at about 12:30 p.m., police reports said.
The female Cocker Spaniel was startled and bit the girl on the top of head. She required several stitches at the emergency room, where officials summoned police, reports said.
The dog was up-to-date with its shots and appeared friendly to the officers when they later visited the homeowner, reports said. They issued a dog-bite notice requiring the dog to remain quarantined for 10 days, and the animal’s health will now be reevaluated.
Art Aisner is a freelance writer for AnnArbor.com. Reach the news desk at news@annarbor.com or 734-623-2530.
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