Danielle, from Bangor, came home from holiday hours before her dog Teddy was set upon near the children’s playpark of the seaside town
The owner of a dog left fighting for life following a street attack by another dog, says Northern Ireland must tighten laws to protect companion animals and their families.
Danielle, 38, a health worker, said: “Our precious dog is in pain and may never fully recover, and we are in shock too, we’re still in tears and I’m so fearful that at this stage I don’t think I could ever take Teddy out for a walk again. In addition to that we are also in thousands of pounds debt because of the emergency care Teddy needed and although none of this has been of our making but we’re left to pick up the pieces.
They shouted and kicked at the big dog and did their best to get it off Teddy but the ordeal lasted a full nine minutes. Vet Kirsty Morrison operated on Teddy at her Bangor base at Rathgael Veterinary Clinic and said his recovery to date had defied the odds. She operated on Teddy for two and a half hours to give him a fighting chance and after coming round from drastic surgery, his survival became a waiting game.
Danielle said: “Incredibly he pulled through the first night and we started to hope he might be OK. But by day two his bloods were in poor shape and he had to be rushed to Earlswood Vets in Belfast for 24 hours care. “As responsible owners, he is licenced, chipped, he’s insured and loved, he was being walked on a lead and being looked after properly but we are the ones who have had to deal with this trauma, we are the ones facing vets bills amounting so far to almost £7,000, we are the ones having to help his recovery and rehabilitation and we are the ones devastated by what has happened to him and to us.
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