Shame on that owner, shame on that sheriff's deputy and shame on your vet. I think your daught should be treated for rabies ASAP. Rabies is fatal and it's often too late by the time it's diagnosed. The preventative treatment is pretty much guaranteed to work and I believe it's much less invasive than it used to be.
That owner is endangering the public, her dogs and every dog owner's rights. She shouldn't be aloud to have any dogs, period. Bad enough she let's them run loose, but not all of them are vaccinated! I'm on the fence when it comes to vaccines, but my Rottie get his annual rabies shot like clock work. I believe he would never attack unprovoked, but if anything should ever happen, the fact that he's had his shot could save his life as well as any extra suffering for whoever got bit.
Let me get this straight. This owner has a Rottie, who is allowed to run loose, has bitten at least once, and has not been vaccinated and the dipsh*t deputy didn't impound the dog! At the very least the dog should be quaranteened for you daughter's safety. All of those dogs should have been impounded and the owner should have been fined. If I were you, I would find out if there are any formal complaints against that owner. If there are, then the sheriff's dept bares some responsibilty for your daughter's bite as well as any future incidences. For all we know this dog may have bitten before and if the authorities had taken proper action then, your daught wouldn't be going through this. Maybe you should consider moving. Your sheriff's dept actually makes the morons with the local Animal Control here look responsible. At least they take action after a dog bites.
Last edited by Harley_chik; 10-10-2008 at 10:45 PM.
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