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12-20-2006, 06:37 PM | #1 |
Peeka Boo I See You! Donating Member | Update On Baby And Loss Of Toes From Pitt Just wanted to update everyone on this story the parents are now being charged it turns out it wasn't the puppy who did it!! It was a ferret that got out of it's cage and got to the baby This story is so sad! Here is the the story originally posted by SnowWa: BOSSIER CITY, La. - A pit bull puppy chewed off four of a baby girl's toes while the child's parents slept, police here said Monday. The parents were booked on charges of child desertion and criminal negligence and were being held in the Bossier Parish Jail pending an initial court appearance. Police said the parents were sleeping on a mattress in the living room of their residence and the month-old girl was in an infant seat beside them when the puppy began chewing on their baby's toes. Mary Shannon Hansche, 22, and Christopher Wayne Hansche, 26, told police they woke up to the sound of the baby crying, found her mangled foot and took her to the hospital about 8:30 a.m. Sunday. "They did not see the dog injuring the child," police spokesman Mark Natale said. The girl underwent surgery Sunday at Sutton's Children's Hospital in Shreveport. There was no way to reattach the child's toes, Natale said Monday. ‘Essentially a puppy’ The puppy was 6 weeks old and had no record of receiving its shots and will be quarantined for 10 days to check for rabies. Natale said he did not know what the puppy's fate would be after that. "The puppy itself was just several weeks old! I mean this was essentially a puppy," Natale said. "This puppy might have been trying to nurse on the toes of this baby," veterinarian Michael Dale speculated. "I know that sounds a little far fetched, but that's the first thing that comes to my mind." Teresa Miller, who sold the puppy to the Hansches, was skeptical the dog did it. "He didn't chew on anything while he was with me. Out of all of them (in the litter), he was the least chewy." Another veterinarian, Dr. Valri Brown, said if the puppy chewed off the infant's toes, it would not have happened quickly. "It would have to be a period of time — maybe at least an hour," she said. Meanwhile, the puppy's been quarantined at Bossier City's animal control office for the next 10 days to check for rabies. Natale said he did not know what the puppy's fate would be after that. When she is released from the hospital, the child will be placed in a foster home until the case against her parents is settled, officials said.
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12-20-2006, 06:39 PM | #2 |
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| I hope they didn't do anything to the puppy |
12-20-2006, 07:14 PM | #3 | |
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12-20-2006, 07:17 PM | #4 | |
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12-20-2006, 07:48 PM | #5 |
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| I am glad the parents are being charged. It makes more sense to me that a ferret did it rather than a puppy
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12-20-2006, 07:49 PM | #6 |
Luvs Lulu Donating Member | The pup was getting tons of calls for adoption. You know what is funny people automatically blamed the pitbull pup because he was a pitbull. It's very sad how they get such a bad wrap. Meanwhile it was a ferret. See how folks should never judge a book by it's cover. I have read so many posts here and on other groups about people that just jump all over the breed and always just want to think the worst from the beginning without any other thought. My SIL recently gave birth and everyone and their mother kept on telling her how she obviously had to get rid of pumpkin....glad that she was smart enough to know her dog was a good dog no matter what kind of rap the breed has gotten. I am glad that the baby will be in a much safer environment because there was something definitely wrong there. How can you sleep and not hear your baby obviously bawling while she is next to you. There is no way that both of those parents were such heavy sleepers.
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12-20-2006, 08:37 PM | #7 |
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| Yeah...they were heavy sleepers because they were obviously HIGH or DRUNK or all of the above. Some folks just shouldn't breed!
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12-20-2006, 09:19 PM | #8 |
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| O MY!!! I had read this post and read it to my husband THEN we where watching the local news and it was on there they showed the pictures of the couple and everything...........THE PUPPY IS STILL ALIVE!!!! so I'm pretty sure they will just adopt the puppy out to someone.......I didn't even know that this was in MY STATE but I was glad to know that baby and puppy are doing FINE!! I was scared that they had already put the puppy to sleep GLAD THAT NOT THE CASE!!!
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12-21-2006, 02:37 PM | #9 |
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| I still say this was a crack house. |
12-21-2006, 02:44 PM | #10 | |
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my uncle had a pitt - I loved his dog & he was gentle - but if I were walking down the street and a pitt bull approached me - you can bet your butt I'd be scared. I DO blame the people but you have to understand Bizzymammabee - they're strong and in many cases ...do attack. People don't want to condemn a breed - but I know I wouldn't be scared of a Lab or Golden Retriever if I were walking down the street. | |
12-21-2006, 02:50 PM | #11 |
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| There is a reason ferrets are banned in California...this is it. |
12-21-2006, 02:56 PM | #12 | |
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12-21-2006, 05:42 PM | #15 | |
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I just look to see how the dog is acting. It just amazes me how you need a license to get married and drive a car...they might need to start doing some parenting licensing.
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