Greg Manteufel, 48, was in good health until last month, according to Fox News, when he contracted a blood infection from his dog that resulted in having all four limbs amputated.
Manteufel, a resident of West Bend, Wisconsin, arrived in his local emergency room with what he assumed was the case of the flu.
Testing revealed that he had Capnocytophaga canimorsus, which is a bacteria found in dog and cat saliva. Manteufel had a severe reaction to the infection, which caused sepsis. His blood pressure dropped and the circulation in his limbs quickly decreased.
“It took a week and they were taking his legs,” his wife, Dawn Manteufel, told local affiliate Fox 6 Now.
As the infection progressed, surgeons removed parts of his hands. Later surgery removed his hands and his arms up to mid-forearm.
According to the family’s GoFundMe page, Manteufel will need “several more surgeries to monitor and treat the affected areas to his body.”
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