Still shaking....Update on Goof page 5

[DrKym]

Before anyone flames me about the breed mentioned , I like pits. I do not like irresponsible owners. Penny has been to my house, so she knows exactly what I mean by that.

My son and Goofy were attacked earlier by a neighbors Pit, I am literally still shaking. Adrian was in our rear yard taking Goof potty, he wasn't out there 3 minutes when I heard Goofy scream and my son yelling, I ran out and he was kicking off a Pittie pup from the house across the alley.

Goofy is at the vets, I am not certain of her condition I dropped her there on my way to ER with my son, who has 3 stitches and thats all Thank heavens. I am waiting for a call back from Steve with an update on Goof.

When we arrived home the neighbor that owns the dog were yelling at us that we bought more trouble than we know by calling the cops. He was arrested, the idiot said it in front of the cops. I did not call them FYI the hospital did when reporting an animal bite.

Anyway if you all could just hold Adrian and Goof in your thoughts while I try to calm down, my son has never seen an aggressive animal and Goof is his bud.

[chocolatepuppy]

I'm so sorry. I'm glad your son is going to be okay. I hope Goofy is ok. I'm sure you are all very shook up. {hugs}

[animal_rescue]

Oh no!

I really hope they'll both be ok and that dog owner gets whats coming.

[Husky_mom]

I feel sorry for you......... you must be so stirred right now........ sending good vibes your way, your son and goofy´s wasy too......

I hate irresponsible owners that act like it´s your fault....

I love Pits and any other dog, I was too bitten by a dog before (GSD) and that didn´t change my mind about them at all....... any dog in irresponsible hands is capable of doing damage to other people and their pets.....

what a shock but gladly you son was nothing more serious, hoping goofy is ok too.....

[Freedom]

Oh Kym how horrible! I am glad your son will be OK. Will be watching for update on Goofy!!! Oh gosh, poor all of you!

[DrKym]

Thank you, I am sitting here waiting for the phone to ring, it is after hours so no receptionist just Steve and his asst. I want to call but I know Steve when he has news he will call me.

Adrian is sitting her poking at his leg telling me it is still numb, and that it is cool that they can do that, asked me 4 times now why his friends dog would do that, that the dog is nice to him all the time. Oh boy time to choose my words, since telling him his friends uncle is an ignorant SOB with about as many brains as a dead snail and no ba**s either since he is cruel to his animals and has them for all the wrong reasons and should choke on a chicken bone won't quite work.

Explaining to him that yes they took the dog and that they may get the dog back, is tough enough, He doesn't understand why they took it and i am bungling my responses, I keep busting into tears. Can not type any more right now i am crying again. My poor kids both of them.

[Karen]

How sad for Adrian, and we all hope Goofy will be home and being Goofy in no time. Sometimes words just won't do. Tell Adrian not to poke his leg too much, because even if it doesn't hurt now, he'll give himself bruises that WILL hurt tomorrow!

[Taz_Zoee]

OH Kym. It will be okay. Are they really going to give the dog back to those owners?? That's too bad. And I can imagine it is very difficult to explain this to your son. At least he doesn't have any ill feelings toward the dog....does he?
Again, I am so sorry you are going through this. ((((LOTS of hugs to you, your son, and Goofy when she comes home))))

[critter crazy]

Oh Goodness Dr G. I sure hope Goofy is okay!! Glad to here that Adrian is doing okay. I feel So bad for you right now!

[DrKym]

Steve has just called, which is a relief, Goofy has 57 stitches, almost all the wounds were minor meaning flesh tears as opposed to punctures. She has 2 puncture wounds on her lower right underbelly which he has a drain in. He says that in this case her lack of grooming (i missed her last 2 appts due to being ill) helped her. She is bruised and her ear leather was torn. She will be fine, he is waiting for her to wake up a bit more before he leaves. He offered me the choice of him dropping her off or her staying overnight (nice to have a vet you have known for many years ) I opted for her to stay. I am too shaken to care for her right now. I realize it is more expensive as I will have to pay for Mandy being there overnight with her, but I feel it is best for the Goofball right now.

Adrian wants me to thank all of you and to tell you he isn't hurting(wait till tomorrow) but that he feels really bad for kicking the dog, he is really a bit weepy too, since he is certain that is why it bit him.

[Taz_Zoee]

OH NO!!!! I have tears in my eyes as I type this. I am glad your son is all right. I hope Goofy is okay....she's my little buddy (even though I've never met her).
Your son and Goofy will be in my thoughts and I will check back every hour for an update.
It's owners like that that give Pits a bad rep.

[Jadapit]

I'm so sorry this happened to Goofy and Adrian! Thank God they will both be ok.

Why in the world does the guy have 15 pit bulls!?! Yet another idiot that has no businness owing the breed period. With that pit bull being that aggressive as a pup, imagine what she will be like as an adult. When we got Ebony one of the first things I did was get her out and about around other dogs. She showed no aggression toward any other dogs.

I think the guy should have all the dogs taken away. He's NOT a good pit bull owner. People like him are why the breed is being banned all over. I cant tell you how mad this makes me. Again, I'm so sorry you all had to go through that. (((Hugs)))

[DrKym]

I just hung up with Steve, Goof has a punctured lung, it went unnoticed til today, they have drained some fluid and she is on supportive therapy, her chances are very good, as she is young and in excellent health before this. She hasn't urinated so they are going to drian her bladder also.Steve thinks it may be due to the trauma in that area and she is just bruised. They will of course monitor it. I will be taking a walk over to them in the morning.

He said she is responsive but rather subdued for her. Her panels came back fine and everything else is to expectations. He expects she will pull out of this fine, if not a bit worse for the wear. AC contacted him today to check on her condition, seems that the little girl that did this attacked another dog while in custody. She has to be quarantined for 10 days, so I guess Goofy was luckier than the dog today. AC put that one to sleep. RIP shelter dog.
No I dont know what type the other dog was, Goof is only 18 pounds of cocker , she is a bitty cocker. Not certain what breed/s the other dog was. I didn't think to ask.
This is a nightmare.

[crow_noir]

First off my condolences for all that has happened and all involved... Congratulations to your son for his bravery.

Now... How and the heck did that pup get to another dog during quarantine?! Here at our shelter any dog that has attacked someone or another dog is located in an escape free area. (That depends on the dog. If the pound is overflowing sometimes larger non-jumping attackers are put in the main room. Which i think is irresponsible because some kid could run up to that dog's pen.)

And they NEVER put dogs in the same pen. Even if they were released together and get along. (Which i think is another stupid policy. If the dogs know each other and are well behaved they should be allowed to stay together.) I can see not putting strange dogs together though.

I just hung up with Steve, Goof has a punctured lung, it went unnoticed til today, they have drained some fluid and she is on supportive therapy, her chances are very good, as she is young and in excellent health before this. She hasn't urinated so they are going to drian her bladder also.Steve thinks it may be due to the trauma in that area and she is just bruised. They will of course monitor it. I will be taking a walk over to them in the morning.

He said she is responsive but rather subdued for her. Her panels came back fine and everything else is to expectations. He expects she will pull out of this fine, if not a bit worse for the wear. AC contacted him today to check on her condition, seems that the little girl that did this attacked another dog while in custody. She has to be quarantined for 10 days, so I guess Goofy was luckier than the dog today. AC put that one to sleep. RIP shelter dog.
No I dont know what type the other dog was, Goof is only 18 pounds of cocker , she is a bitty cocker. Not certain what breed/s the other dog was. I didn't think to ask.
This is a nightmare.

[pitc9]

OMG!!!

RIP shelter dog.
How sad... sad, sad, sad.
Gentle hugs to Goof and well wishes for a speedy recovery.
How is our Hero today?? (Your son)

(My jaw is still dropped after reading your post about the pittie attacking the shelter dog......)

How horrible... and to think she's only (aprox) 9 months old. The only thing that little girl has known her entire life is anger, fear and aggression.
Poor thing. She's be better off going to the bridge.