Wiimote strike 'killed' dog, saved by neighbor's mouth-to-mouth

by Alexander Sliwinski { Jan 15th 2009 at 4:02PM }

A Michigan woman nearly killed her dog when she accidentally struck it in the temple with a Wii Remote. Kathy White was playing Wii Sports' bowling with her daughter when she made the motion to roll her virtual ball and, as she puts it, hit the dog and "killed him instantly." The dog, Ozzy, was not moving or breathing. She called her neighbor -- who we're guessing must have some veterinary training -- and she revived the dog using mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

Ozzy was then taken to the real vet, who diagnosed the dog with "severe brain swelling" due to cardiac arrest. We've heard of Wiinjuries before (both possibly real and fake), but this is the first instance of potential "caninicide" we're aware of. Check out a television news report regarding the incident after the break.

[Via Nintendo Wii Fanboy]

Tags: dog, murder-death-kill, puppy, wii, wiimote

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)

jmarto @ Jan 15th 2009 4:06PM

So wait...the dog was dead and CAME BACK TO LIFE?! Something is wrong with this statement...

MowDownJoe @ Jan 15th 2009 4:16PM

ZOMBIE DOG! DON'T LET HER LICK YOUR EAR!

Nick the Hero of Canton @ Jan 15th 2009 4:27PM

*Knothole Island reference here*

Dr Jeckyl and Mr ESC. @ Jan 15th 2009 4:35PM

She choose the 2nd ending.

Shagittarius @ Jan 15th 2009 4:55PM

Is that what happens when you choose the second ending for real? I chose the second ending and then I turned off the game, I really wasn't interested enough even to port back to town to see what it did.

Nick the Hero of Canton @ Jan 15th 2009 8:31PM

You know that what happens unless you aren't paying attention. Theresa tells you.

Courtney @ Jan 16th 2009 2:31AM

Everyone seems to be missing the point:

Getting killed by a Wii leads to resurrection. Nintendo has made an immortality machine.

pockyninja @ Jan 15th 2009 4:07PM

Luckily, she had a copy of Paws'n'Claws Vet Clinic in her DS.

WRE @ Jan 15th 2009 4:08PM

"Pawz 'n' Clawz" you mean, good sir.

pockyninja @ Jan 15th 2009 4:11PM

There is only so much I can do to the English language in a day with a good conscience.

LaughingTarget @ Jan 15th 2009 4:07PM

I don't buy it. Mouth to mouth isn't going to resuscitate a blow to the head. The dog likely had a pre-existing medical condition, getting hit just scared it into cardiac arrest. A loud noise would have probably been just as traumatic to the animal. It's a shame our media jumps all over anything that happens to have a video game anything in the near vicinity and charges it to said video game. Got drunk and threw up? The 360 in the next room must have been the cause, it created microwaves that made you sick.

Zertoss @ Jan 15th 2009 4:32PM

Last time I got wanged in the head with a Wiimote, I had explosive diarrhea for a couple of days.

Ivory Tower of HighHorseness @ Jan 15th 2009 4:42PM

"I don't buy it. Mouth to mouth isn't going to resuscitate a blow to the head. The dog likely had a pre-existing medical condition, getting hit just scared it into cardiac arrest."

Uh, exactly. You know what shock is bro?

LaughingTarget @ Jan 15th 2009 5:42PM

I know what shock is. A head blow isn't something kissing will fix, a heart attack could be.

aristokrat @ Jan 15th 2009 8:34PM

Shock is not fixed by CPR without volume (fluid) resuscitation. CPR alone only fixes cardiac arrest. Maybe the impact of the head was at such as angle that it traveled through the neck and caused a commotio cordis. That's the only impact-related CPR-fixable pathology I can think of, short of a weird pre-existing condition (WPW, for instance).

JetPogi @ Jan 16th 2009 12:13AM

actually some boxers die instantly or just after a fight because of hard/constant headshots. Considering a wii remote is plastic and the dog is young it is possible.

Gehodra @ Jan 16th 2009 1:04AM

Hey there Grif, I think I feel an aneurysm coming on, could you help me out with one of them therapeutic massages?

WRE @ Jan 15th 2009 4:07PM

So the wiimote strike triggered a domino effect of heart attack and brain swelling? Killjebus better watch his ass...

Gun Barrier @ Jan 15th 2009 4:33PM

y? Is somebody going to throw a wiimote at him?

WRE @ Jan 15th 2009 4:43PM

What? Are you accusing me? It could be any angered Wii fan!

Gun Barrier @ Jan 15th 2009 4:44PM

Good thing he doesn't live in Texas.

Zertoss @ Jan 15th 2009 4:46PM

I live in Texas, so please be careful where you're throwing your Wiimotes. I don't want to get hit in the head and have to go to the hospital for a kidney transplant.

Joloto @ Jan 15th 2009 4:11PM

The dog didn't die, it just had its heart and lungs stop. It isn't entirely uncommon in medicine to induce that sort of state on a patient for some forms of surgery either.

And does it really surprise anyone that a small dog could be snuffed out with a club?

Sir Buzz Killington( The Artist formerly known as Jakka) @ Jan 15th 2009 5:33PM

True...'Clinical Death' is far from being a real one.

BigD145 @ Jan 15th 2009 6:23PM

It doesn't surprise me a dog would go seeking its owners hand when it gets down below waist level. Never you mind the fact that hand was holding a hard chunk of plastic and is moving really fast.

McBrick @ Jan 15th 2009 4:11PM

This is mildly ironic. I mean, hard-core games are supposed to be turning our kids into violent maniacs, yet the console responsible for the most actual real-world violence and destruction is the one with all the casual games.

Cigol @ Jan 15th 2009 4:32PM

Well spotted :D

ice~ @ Jan 15th 2009 5:01PM

You should run for president

ice~ @ Jan 15th 2009 5:20PM

You should run for president

James0x57 @ Jan 15th 2009 4:11PM

"murder-death-kill" is the best tag ever
hahahah

ice~ @ Jan 15th 2009 5:01PM

that wasn't meant for u :( sorry

Donald @ Jan 15th 2009 6:16PM

Jame0x57: murder-death-kill we can believe in.

Youthinized @ Jan 16th 2009 4:42PM

They Killed Killer, B!

alu @ Jan 15th 2009 4:11PM

wtf? is this lady like the incredible hulk or something swinging that wiimote around? you could probably punch a dog in the head and not even get that kinda damage.

Shagittarius @ Jan 15th 2009 4:13PM

This story makes me sad. Please people be careful when you do anything around small animals.

Zertoss @ Jan 15th 2009 4:21PM

I was gonna post this. People should really be more careful.

Poor dog. :(

H Choi @ Jan 15th 2009 4:24PM

I think it would be a good idea to be careful around anything that you want alive.

justin Porter @ Jan 15th 2009 4:25PM

QFT. Poor dog.

Jtenma @ Jan 15th 2009 4:25PM

I know, the dog wasn't even breathing? That mad me sad as well...

='(

LaughingTarget @ Jan 15th 2009 4:27PM

Moral of the story: small dogs are wimps, get big dogs.

Dr Jeckyl and Mr ESC. @ Jan 15th 2009 4:40PM

Wrong the moral of the story is: Stop doing spastic moves when using the Wii, seriously the accelerometer can get the lightest move.

Also there are more games for the darn thing like No more heroes FFS although I’m sure she would bust her grandmother lip open while playing with the beam katana.

(I’m glad the Dog survived)

The Espiritu (Somebody get me a tie! And it sure as hell better be red!) @ Jan 15th 2009 4:54PM

Moral of the story: Stupid people shouldn't own a Wii.

samfish - RIP Ricardo Montalban :( @ Jan 15th 2009 5:09PM

I'm simply glad the dog is alive, too. I do hope people learn that you don't have to go all out with the Wiimote like that.

Rudolphe @ Jan 16th 2009 4:57AM

Fuck that crying ass dog, their story is bs. One person says the dog died instantly, the other one said the dogs heart was still beating. Make up your minds you lying bitches.

Cvstos @ Jan 17th 2009 12:01AM

I agree. The game even has a warning to make sure the space around you is clear, that goes double for vulnerable persons and animals like that. The dog just wanted attention. Shelties are like that - they love their family and want their family to pay attention to them.

Longhorn4Life @ Jan 15th 2009 4:15PM

That dog probably jumped on purpose, trying to commit suicide for having a Wii owner :p

Poor puppy

BlaznGoldstein (Electric 6 Defense Force) @ Jan 15th 2009 4:16PM

This is probably the most clear-cut case that can link video games to violence. This woman nearly killed her dog as a direct result of playing video games, something I'm sure she would not do otherwise. Forget Halo 3, COD, GTA, and GoW. The Nintendo Wii is turning soccer moms and little children into killers!!!

/sarcasm