Timeline summary of events. Photograph credit: Italian greyhound by Kaleb Coleman, licensed under Creative Common BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). C. canimorsus, Capnocytophaga canimorsus; CRP, C reactive protein; CXR, chest X-ray; FBC, full blood count; ITU, intensive therapy unit; metro, metronidazole; NAD, no abnormality detected; U&Es, urea and electrolytes.