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06-20-2010, 01:25 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Lincoln, NE
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| Angry and sad, but thankful A week ago, while I was out at the park, my 10 month old puppy, Mocha was attacked by a jack russel terrier. We were just about to finish up our walk when this dog, ran up to Mocha and started attacking him, grabbed/bit him in his neck, then, on his lower back just below where his rib cage ends. I was trying to get the jack russell off my poor baby, when I realized that he (the jack) didn't have any tags on. I thought to myself, you don't know if this dog has its shots or not, don't stick your hand down there to seperate them and possibly get bit, so I started kicking the other dog off my dog, all the while I'm yelling at the owner to get her dog. She stood there, "screaming, oh my God, he's never done this before, we're trying to teach him not to bark at others" I finally got her dog off my mine and handed my dog to friend to hold while I checked Mocha over. Once I checked him for visible blood, I turned to the other owner and asked her for her name and contact number and whether or not he dog had all its shots or not. She reassured me that it had all of its shots because she just rescued him from the Humane Society. She gave me her info and I told her needs to have better control of her dog. Too make an already long story, short, lol, I got home told my husband, about incident and he said call Animal Control to report the attack. I called and low and behold, the woman had lied! She gave me a fake name and contact info. Moving ahead in the story, two days after the incident, Mocha stopped eating and became unresponsive in the sense that when I would call him he wouldn't come, which is unlike him. I knew immediately something was wrong. I took him to the ER vet, where they ran tests on him. His BUN and CRE levels came back elevated. I became worried because his levels have always been great. The ER vet said to he had a stomach full of gas, lymph nodes were swollen and kidney levels were concerning and she sent me home with antibiotic. The following day I recieved a phone call from an officer and my primary vet inquiring about the incident. The officer came out and questioned me about the incident and took the ladies info, altough it was false. While the officer was there we discovered three puncture wounds just below the rib cage. I gasped because I had not noticed them prior to the officer's visit. I was mortified, I immediately calle my vet and told her what I found. She said bring him in. Once at the vet's office, she knew immediately why the CRE and BUN levels were up and why the lymph nodes were inflammed. The lymph nodes were inflammed to do the infection from the open wounds from the bites. The other dog had bitten Mocha hard enough that he (jack) bruised Mocha's kidney. Trauma to the kidneys can raise the CRE levels for a short time. The antibioitic was working, the lymph nodes are no longer swollen and Mocha's back to normal puppy behavior. He's shy around other dogs still. I felt horrible knowing that he went two days with open wounds on his lil body. At the time he had a lot of fur, but I thought I did a good job checking him over. I'm thankful that he's better! Animal control (and my husband, lol) are still looking for that Jack Russel Terrier! Whats the protocol or info to get when your dog's involved in an attack? Not that I ever want to have this experience again, but I want to be properly informed. Sorry so long |
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06-20-2010, 01:57 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: E. Falmouth, Mass
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| First let me say thank god Mocha is doing well and is O.K ! I am happy you reported the attack you may as well saved another dog from going through this. I hope you find the lady that is responsible.
__________________ Rosemarie, Levi and Lily "The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals" ~ Anonymous |
06-20-2010, 02:49 AM | #3 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago
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| I hope you and mocha recover after that horrible ordeal.. I honestly wouldn't know what i'd do to get that dog off my baby. :-( I heard that after two reported attacks, it's possible that he'll be deemed a "vicious" dog and could be put down.. :-/ |
06-20-2010, 03:01 AM | #4 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indiana
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| I really think I would have called police immediately. People just don't want to take responsibilty anymore and will give false information to not get in trouble. Sorry you had to go through this ordeal.
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06-20-2010, 03:12 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | Wow, I am so sorry to hear that Mocha was attacked. I am sure that experience was terrifying for both of you. Phoey on the ER vet for not noticing the puncture wounds! That's their JOB. I'm sure others will come on later and give you advice on what to watch for while Mocha is healing, so I'll skip that for now. You absolutely did the right thing calling Animal Control. I'm not surprised you were givenphoney info- some people are just reprehensible. I hope they can find her and the dog and prevent another tragedy from happening. {{{ Hugs to Mocha}}} and wishes for a speedy recovery. Please reach out for help from a professional in making sure this incident doesn't scare him off of other dogs. |
06-20-2010, 03:17 AM | #6 |
♥ Piccolo & Vivi ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kentucky
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| Wow, what an awful story. So sorry this happened to your pup. Glad Mocha is going to be okay now. I believe I would have done the same thing as you and how terrible that this person lied. Sounds like if this ever happened here (after hearing your story), I would ask to see a driver's license, to make sure everything is truthful. Just wanted to add that we had a dog that was acting awful at our local dog park a few years ago. It was so bad that I decided not to return, even though it was so peaceful and lovely there. Now we go to Yorkie Meet-Ups instead. Anyway, sending happy thoughts for a speedy recovery.
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06-20-2010, 06:45 AM | #7 | |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sydney NSW Australia
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I hope your little Baby is going to be o.k. Don't know about protocols, but sure hope, I will never find myself and Pepper in a situation like yours. I would probably try and take a photo of the attacking dog and her/his owner, with my (not so great) mobile phone. Just in case. But there is a good chance the owner might not be happy about that, especially if fake details were given (there could be a chance of OWNER attacking, too. Scary thought...) | |
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