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brendarash · 05-24-2010, 10:47 PM

I am so sorry to hear you are having a problem with your little girl. I had a similiar problem about 2 months ago with my rescue Rosie, I was at home one evening .I went out for about an hour , when I returned I found Rosie (9lbs.) attacking Julie (5lbs) when I came in the door. After cleaning her (Julies0 bite on her leg and starting her on antibiotics. About a week later I had an appointment when I left I put Rosie in a crate while gone. When I returned I found Poor Julie sitting in a puddle of blood with both legs and front legs bitten. over 95 bite wounds,I picked her up and ran to the car and to the vets.( Rosie had gotten out of her crate.) After a hour of surgery I had to figure out what to do with Rosie. I called the rescue where I got Rosie from. they took her and kept her while I tended to Julies care. 3 weeks later and 24 hr care turning ,feeding ect. and two trips daily to the vets for flushing and pain meds sub q fluids I had to figure what to do with Rosie. I contacted a behaviorist in Pa . She said try a few things but management is the only way. I saw her vet which also is a behaviorist and she has started her on prozac. They both recommened basket muzzle on Rosie.When around Julie. I had the hardest time because the rescue had a lot of apps on Rosie but between me missing her and the people finding out she had attacted my newest yorkie they were not sure they wanted to try taking Rosie, My heart was broke I called daily to check on Rosie they said she was fine but I knew she was not. After 13 days I went and picked her back up. She lost 2 lbs. I do not allow her near Julie if I am not right there. She does not bother her now but I will not take the chance at all.Rosie is doing better with prozac but it is not quite there because any loud noise, and dog barking, knocking on the door ect. She gets herself pacing and barking looking around to see where Julie is. I know to pick her up and hold her to get her mind in a different place. It was the hardest thing to do but I was not going to put her down like a lot of people said to do.Management is the only way to do it if you can not find someone else to take her. When this happened two different vets said they can not believe it had not happened before because of me having 5 females in the house.I would never of thought it would happen because they get along so good.But Julie was the new girl on the block and Rosie was very badly mistreated before I got her. They think she was jealous and they also said with that many bites all 6 dogs more then likely were involved as well. So I know hard it is but with crating her or putting in different rooms that is the only thing that will work.Good luck.I hope it works out for you . If I can help you in any way please let me know.

05-24-2010, 10:47 PM	#21
brendarash Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern Shore of Maryland Posts: 375	I am so sorry to hear you are having a problem with your little girl. I had a similiar problem about 2 months ago with my rescue Rosie, I was at home one evening .I went out for about an hour , when I returned I found Rosie (9lbs.) attacking Julie (5lbs) when I came in the door. After cleaning her (Julies0 bite on her leg and starting her on antibiotics. About a week later I had an appointment when I left I put Rosie in a crate while gone. When I returned I found Poor Julie sitting in a puddle of blood with both legs and front legs bitten. over 95 bite wounds,I picked her up and ran to the car and to the vets.( Rosie had gotten out of her crate.) After a hour of surgery I had to figure out what to do with Rosie. I called the rescue where I got Rosie from. they took her and kept her while I tended to Julies care. 3 weeks later and 24 hr care turning ,feeding ect. and two trips daily to the vets for flushing and pain meds sub q fluids I had to figure what to do with Rosie. I contacted a behaviorist in Pa . She said try a few things but management is the only way. I saw her vet which also is a behaviorist and she has started her on prozac. They both recommened basket muzzle on Rosie.When around Julie. I had the hardest time because the rescue had a lot of apps on Rosie but between me missing her and the people finding out she had attacted my newest yorkie they were not sure they wanted to try taking Rosie, My heart was broke I called daily to check on Rosie they said she was fine but I knew she was not. After 13 days I went and picked her back up. She lost 2 lbs. I do not allow her near Julie if I am not right there. She does not bother her now but I will not take the chance at all.Rosie is doing better with prozac but it is not quite there because any loud noise, and dog barking, knocking on the door ect. She gets herself pacing and barking looking around to see where Julie is. I know to pick her up and hold her to get her mind in a different place. It was the hardest thing to do but I was not going to put her down like a lot of people said to do.Management is the only way to do it if you can not find someone else to take her. When this happened two different vets said they can not believe it had not happened before because of me having 5 females in the house.I would never of thought it would happen because they get along so good.But Julie was the new girl on the block and Rosie was very badly mistreated before I got her. They think she was jealous and they also said with that many bites all 6 dogs more then likely were involved as well. So I know hard it is but with crating her or putting in different rooms that is the only thing that will work.Good luck.I hope it works out for you . If I can help you in any way please let me know.