Sepsis From Dog Lick: Penn Woman Returns Home After 32 Weeks, Quadruple Amputation and Multiple Cardiac Arrests

Content warning: the original coverage contained images some readers might find upsetting. Sepsis From Dog Lick is the central concern after 56-year-old sepsis survivor Manjit Sangha returned home following 32 weeks in hospital, several cardiac arrests and a quadruple amputation. Her case underscores how rapidly a routine minor injury can escalate and why she is warning others about the risks of sepsis.

Sepsis From Dog Lick: What doctors believe happened

Doctors believe Manjit Sangha's sepsis might have been triggered by what appeared to be something innocent — a lick from her dog on a small cut or scratch. Medics treated her condition as life-threatening and at one stage thought the 56-year-old would almost certainly die. She has since spoken about the severity of what happened and wants to alert others to the danger.

Timeline of collapse and hospital care

Manjit, a former pharmacy worker who used to work seven days a week, returned home on a Sunday afternoon in July last year feeling unwell. By the following morning she was unconscious; her hands and feet were ice-cold, her lips had turned purple and she was struggling to breathe. Her husband, Kam Sangha, described how chaotic the progression was: "Your mind is all over the place" and he asked how it could happen in less than 24 hours. He recalled the sudden sequence: one minute on a Saturday she was playing with the dog, Sunday she had gone to work, and by Monday night she was in a coma.

Intensive care, cardiac arrests and major surgery

While in intensive care at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton, Manjit's heart stopped six times. Surgeons at Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley later performed amputations of both legs below the knee and both hands because the condition had spread. She also lost her spleen, battled pneumonia and developed gallstones that she was told might require further surgery.

Recovery, return home and family response

After a 32-week hospital stay that included several cardiac arrests and a quadruple amputation, Manjit left Ward 9 at Moseley Hall in Birmingham on a Wednesday and was given a hero's welcome by her family in Penn, on the Wolverhampton/Staffordshire border. As she begins rebuilding her life at home, she has said it is difficult to explain the experience and that losing limbs and hands in a short time period is a very big thing; she stresses the seriousness of the episode and that it should not be taken lightly. She also said she does not remember the first month of her hospital stay.

What sepsis is and the scale of risk

Sepsis is described in the coverage as a rare but serious medical condition that arises when the body's immune system, which normally fights disease, begins attacking its own tissues and organs. A national health service describes sepsis as life-threatening and notes it can be hard to spot. A national sepsis charity estimates there are about 50, 000 sepsis-related deaths in the UK each year. In adults, symptoms can include slurred speech, extreme shivering or muscle pain, severe breathlessness and skin that is mottled or discoloured.

Warning to others and next steps

As she recovers, Manjit wants to warn others about sepsis, believing "it could happen to anybody. " Her experience — from a routine day to multiple organ and limb loss in a short span — has prompted a message of vigilance. Details about ongoing medical follow-up were not included beyond the note that further surgery for gallstones might be required. Recent updates indicate this remains a developing recovery, and details of any future procedures are unclear in the provided context.