Cops: Drunk man tried to operate on his dog

A man who told police he was a cardiologist was charged with felony cruelty to an animal after he tried to operate on his dog while drunk, Chicago police say.
Stewart Gibbs, 44, of the 200 block of North Clinton Street, was arrested at about 10 p.m. Sunday after he told police he tried to remove a cyst from his Doberman’s right ear, according to Chicago Police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli.
Police said they were called to Gibbs’ condo and, when he opened the door, his hands were covered in blood and he appeared intoxicated.
Gibbs let the officers into the apartment, and they found blood on the floor and walls, and his Doberman with a wound under its right ear, police said. Gibbs told officers he had been trying to remove a cyst from under the dog’s ear, according to police.
Gibbs did not claim to be a veterinarian, but told officers he was a cardiologist, Mirabelli said. There is no state license information on Gibbs being a physician.
Gibbs was arrested and the dog was taken to an emergency veterinary center for treatment, police said. Gibbs gave up custody of the dog, and it is now in the care of Chicago Animal Care and Control, police said.
Gibbs is expected to appear in Cook County Central Bond Court today.