[lillymae]

Originally Posted by Nanee5

Yes, I called the cops, obviously. According to animal control here, unless a dog bites a person, it is not an offense. Anyway, the pit owner was not home, and she was on a chain, but had gotten off while he was gone. I know she was just being territorial, but still. He is very apologetic about the incident and IS taking care of the vet bill, even though it is a little at a time. I know times are hard for everyone, and at least I didn't have to take him to court and he was more than willing to do the right thing.

My daughter is almost 21 (oldest of 5 kids, others are almost 19, 15, 11 and 6) and she did have a very hard time for the first week. She felt like it was her fault, and thought she could have done something different. I think I am gonna get her a pepper spray soon...

And, Gizzy is on very strong antibiotics for sure. The first ones weren't strong enough, so the vet changed him over to 2 different liquid ones. He was very good with him, and from what I read online, almost every dog bite to another dog ends up with an abscess. :-/

Thanks to you all for the support, kind words, and prayers!

It all depends on the actual bite & treatment time. If it's a puncture it will most likely abscess without treatment and if treatment does not include a drain it will most likely still abscess & is why a drain should always be put in. If it's a rip & tear bite there is much less of a chance of developing an abscess & can usually be treated by cleaning the wound & giving antibiotics, so IF your vet did not put in a drain then his bad as he should have known that it was highly likely the wound would abscess. Also, wasp spray is better to deter dog attacks IMO as the spray goes much further so you can spray & deter the attacking dog BEFORE it even gets close enough to attack, with pepper spray & taser's the animal has to be already nearly on you before they can be used.