Doberman Forum : Doberman Breed Dog Forums banner

Mika attacked by same dog again!

7K views 54 replies 23 participants last post by  OceanS 
#1 ·
About a year ago Mika was attacked by a Mastiff that got off the leash and charged towards Mika, back then the wound wasn't too severe as the Mastiff was still young. The owner back then promised he's going to train the dog.

Today dad was walking Mika, and the same Mastiff (now fully grown) dashed out of the garage and charged at Mika, and bit her on the neck. Mika was screaming and my dad was trying to get the dog off her, all the neighbors come to help but couldn't get the dog off her. Mika on the meantime was screaming but didn't even bite back at all. In the end the owner came and basically drag the dog by the butt and finally manage to separate them. At this time the dog bit Mika on the butt aswell.

Resulted in a trip to emergency vet as it's Sunday, vet clipped hair on neck and butt, found some wounds, but no very deep puncture wound which was lucky. The only deep wound was on front of her neck which require some staples. Gave her a pain injection and prescribed Cephalexin and pain med, and now just gotta keep the wound clean until they heal. I think Mika also bumped or somehow hurt her right eye too as the white part of the eye is now all red, she hurt one of her nail (probably on concrete) too while trying to get away from the dog and it too is bleeding.

When we got back from vet I let her rest a bit while I clean her with some vinegar water as her fur stinks from the Mastiff's drool. Then I gave her something to eat together with the Cephalexin. But about 10 min later she vomited all the food (including her breakfast), phoned vet and she say it's prob the injection causing her to feel nausea, and to withhold food until later tonight and then just give her some bland food.

I got back to the Mastiff's owner as I wanted to report him to the council, but he told me he just surrendered the dog and that it will be put to sleep tomorrow. I was so mad when it first happen but then again I also feel bad for the dog because I know it's the owner's fault by not properly secure and train the dog, and at the end the dog has to suffer the consequences. He did pay off Mika's vet bill at the end but poor girl she's in so much pain she can't even sleep on her side, and walks really slow once the adrenaline worn off.



 
See less See more
4
#2 ·
I am so sorry this happened to your sweet girl. Bad enough to get attacked one time, but omg! Twice?

So sad that the Mastiff will suffer the consequences.

I pray your girl has a speedy recovery and hope she can get back to normal. I hope she remains her sweet self and doesn't become strange dog reactive. It would be understandable, but still hope that doesn't happen.

Give sweet Mika hug from me. I hope she sleeps comfortably without too much pain. [emoji53]


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
#4 ·
Thanks. I too hope she doesn't become dog reactive after this incident, as the last time she got attacked she was quite scared of other dogs for a while, even a tiny chihuahua she'd avoid if we come across one on walk. She's never aggressively reactive to dogs though, just cautious around them. I have to keep her home-bound until her neck wound heals as I can't really put a collar on her at the moment. So we will see how things goes in the future. She was extremely well behaved at the vet, she let them shave her, clean her and staple her wound. But once back from the vet I think the pain kicked in once the adrenaline wears off, and you can see she's in pain (although it didn't stop her chasing birds in the backyard...)
 
#3 ·
The owner put the dog down. Paid your bills. Many folks would say "done deal". Not me.....

I would file a report, so that this person is on record for being an irresponsible dog owner. I am not a vindictive person, but nobody should have to go what you and Mika went through. I have owned a terribly reactive dog in the past and went to incredible lengths not to put dogs or people at risk. It is possible.

Here is hoping that Mika makes a quick and full recovery. Both physically and mentally.

John
Portland OR
 
#7 ·
Sorry about your poor baby. The vet should have told you to withhold food. Didn't the vet send home pain medication for Mika? if not demand them. She's gonna be bruised & painful for awhile! Don't feel guilty about the mastiff being put down. And you should always report aggressive dogs to animal control
& the owner should pay your vet bill. That mastiff could have run after a child like that and should never have been off leash! (((((((( HUGS to Mika & Mika's human )))))))) when your no longer sore!
 
#8 ·
Thanks. Vet didn't say anything about withholding food, perhaps she is too busy with all the emergencies coming in. I am thinking of bringing Mika to her normal vet tomorrow morning when they open just to be sure everything is fine.

But she did prescribe pain med (Carprofen) for 4 days, 1 tablet per day.

I just gave her some bland chicken and rice for dinner (which is now about 5-6 hours after the injection). She wasn't too interested in eating at first, but once she tried some she started eating. I also gave her the pain med with the food. Hope she starts feeling better soon!
 
#9 ·
How awful! I'm so sorry.
 
  • Like
Reactions: OceanS
#10 ·
I am so sorry this happened to you and your dog. This takes a lot of retraining to get a dog over this. SE was attacked at a training class. She was scared to death of dogs coming up behind her that night. At Schutzhund training the same week, same result. We worked and worked other dogs walking by her. I had a good training group that was willing to help me get her through it. And at the next regular training class, she was still fearful. She was 7 months old at the time. She has since come out of it. BUT, I am very careful where she is taken. The Schutzhund trainer says one time they will recover, 2 times and she will not trust you to keep her safe. Find a good group that can help you. I am very glad you are going to report this owner. He needs to be reported. These type of people do not learn and they do not want to take the time to train their dog.
 
#12 ·
This is also my main concern now. I do worried she's not going to trust us anymore in protecting her and might start to be dog reactive or fearful of other dogs.

It took me a few months to cure her reactivity towards bicycles and motorcycles with help from a reputable k9 police dog trainer. She used to be reactive towards bikes and bicycles when they ride past (a "habit" she picked up during her fear stages) and we spent a lot of time and money to find a right trainer that understands her (as she's not food motivated), now after repetitions we can walk right past bikes and bicycles without any issues, and I don't want this incident to bring her reactivity back.

I've just contacted her trainer and ask for his advice on what I should do and if I should bring Mika to his training facility so that she can get used around his trained dogs in a controlled environment once her wound heals.
 
#14 ·
Update: it's now 6:30am here in Aus, last night wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. She slept next to me on the bed like a baby lol. Manage to lay on her side and snores as usual. Me on the other side didn't got too much sleep as I was too worried that she'd vomited in the middle of the night due to the pain med, so was checking on her constantly. Just gave her some bland diet for brekky to settle her tummy while she's on meds, and she ate without issue. The wounds were still about the same, good thing it didn't get any worse (which vet suspect it should), her eye is looking a little better, still quite red but you can see some white-pink around the edges. One of the deeper wound is still oozing blood so I'm just monitoring atm, hopefully it will stop soon. Alright back to getting some nap! Thanks everyone for the replies and wishes!
 
#16 · (Edited)
That's such an awful situation for everyone involved. I hope Mika has a speedy recovery and that there are no changes to her behaviour from this.

I would definitely consider reporting the owner to the council (not sure how much they can do other than request the dog be put to sleep for being dangerous and maybe fine the owner, however, every council is different) -- such a shame his dog has to suffer the consequences of his lack of responsibility.
EDIT: If they haven't put the dog to sleep yet, the council will definitely make their way to the owners property to 'evaluate the dog' and create a file for their records. Give your council a call and request to be put through to someone from the animal services department, since it is an urgent matter (otherwise, I believe you can report it online if you're part of the Wollongong council).
 
#18 · (Edited)
Thanks everyone for the support throughout this incident! Another update: havent vomited since yesterday, so I'm pretty sure it's the pain injection that caused the nausea. That oozing wound is no longer oozing blood and basically all wounds now have scabs up. I started applying betadine on the wounds since yesterday. No obvious or worsen swellings around neck or butt area either, and she's back to her hyper self. Infact you won't even know she's been through such a horrific attack without seeing the wounds on her! It's now hard to persuade her to not run around like a hyper bunny :grin2:

Amazing how quickly she recovers, I was worried that the second day is going to be worse than the first day as she'd probably be so sore she can't even walk, guess I just worried too much. Or perhaps the raw diet she's been on all her life really helped to boost up her immune system.

Her eye though still are very red and bruised at the top and a bit swollen when you feel it from the outside (pic below), but the right side of the eye which were red yesterday have now almost gone back to white color. She must have hit that eye on something while struggling to get the Mastiff off her. I guess it just needs time for the bruise to go down. She doesn't seem to mind it though which is a good thing.

 
#19 ·
Out of curiousity, anyone know how long will it take for the shaved fur to grow back? We're taking her to a beach for Christmas and new year holiday and really want her hair to grow back then.

Will the fur on the wounds/scars ever grow back? I'm worried the trauma might have damaged the hair follicles.
 
#24 · (Edited)
Update: she's looking better as each day passes! The scabs have now all formed ontop of the wounds and they are really hard, the fur around the scars have also been stained by blood making them tough to the touch aswell. I've been applying organic cold pressed virgin coconut oil on her shaved fur and scars since yesterday, 3 times a day, hoping to soften the scars and promote hair growth.

I was out yesterday trying to find this all natural eye drop for dogs that is said to help with infection and inflammation, Eye Clear - Natural Animal Solutions Shop CartNatural Animal Solutions Shop Cart
saw really good reviews about it and thought I'd give it a try since it's all natural ingredients (Saline BP, Colloidal silver, Eyebright, Devil’s claw, Golden seal). But unfortunately the pet shop around me either doesn't stock it or sold out, so had to drive an hour away to find a shop that just had some stock came in. Applied some last night and this morning her eye is looking so much better! It's now light pink in color compared to the purple-ish red bruise color she had yesterday, and the sclera on the right side turned completely white!!! Amazing how 1 drop make such a difference.

Last night the family took her out on a short walk with a harness since I can't put a collar on her yet. She seems fine and is more interested in her daily "cat searching/sniffing at each and every single drain" lol. We did came across a few bicycles and she didn't react, though she did get a bit more excited (spins around) but we manage to take control with a firm "no", so no barks. Came across other dog walkers, though a bit far away but she doesn't seem to care at all. :laugh:

I must add though that Cesar Millan's Pack leader collar saved her from getting bitten/injured on the trachea/larynx area. Whenever dad goes to walk Mika he uses the collar as he say he can better control her with that, I on the other hand just use a leather martingale. Because that pack leader collar has so much padding around the neck, especially a really thick mesh front pad that covers all trachea/larynx area (pic below), the dog manage to bite Mika on both side of the front pad (one side require staples so I'd say the dog bit really hard around that part), but the skin under the mesh pad is completely unharmed which was so lucky!
The front pad:

Here's latest pic of her wounds:

 
#29 ·
Yeah I think I can understand how scarred area might permanently damage hair follicles, let's just hope if the hair doesn't grow back where the scars were, the area will be covered up by the surrounding hair (once the shaved area grow back). I remember last time when Mika had her echo/halter her hair fully grew back in about 2 months.
 
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Top