Thank you all so much for your words of comfort and encouragement. It is comforting to know that I do not have to go through this alone.
I am still struggling with this, as can be expected. Yesterday, my two year old was outside calling Scooter and asking where he was. I just broke down. I know she doesn't understand why he is not here and it's so hard to not be able to tell her anything other than he went bye bye.
The first vet that I took Scooter to called this morning to check on him and I had to tell them the news. I think that they really thought he would make it.
As far as the other dog goes, he is still alive and being protected by my father and my brother. My mom on the other hand hates the dog and always has and SAYS she believes he should be destroyed, yet she still defends my brother's actions of making him violent. She says there is nothing she can do because it is not her dog and there is no animal control in our county. My dad put up electric fence to keep him contained and he thinks that will fix the problem. I told them that the LEAST they could do is get the dog neutered but they won't even do that because they say he is too big to take anywhere! The last time they took this dog to the vet, which has been YEARS, he tried to bite the vet!!!! I don't know WHY they cannot see what this dog is capable of. They also have another german shepherd and he attacks and HURTS him ALL the time. To add to the list, we had a 17 year old smaller german shepherd and this SAME dog attacked him and he died a few months later. The vet told them it was normal for a dog to attack a weak old dog.
I am at such a loss here because nobody seems to care. I don't know what I can do other than sue them and then not have a place to live because my husband has been going through job trouble for the past 3 years and his job right now is not stable. Me and my husband have made it clear that my daughter will no longer be able to stay here with them when we are not present because we can't take the risk of her being attacked. I can't do anything to my brother either because he is only 15 and I'm sure my parents would get charged with whatever the consequences would be. This is so frustrating. |