Thank you everyone for all your well wishes. I really appreciate them. We had a long night last night getting up and checking on Lucy to make sure she was OK. My husband didn't sleep much at all bless his heart. He was so upset after everything calmed down, that he just couldn't sleep. The whole situation traumatized him quite a bit. I can only imagine how he feels having to deal with that and those kids by himself.
Just an update. Animal Control called us this morning to find out how Lucy was. We told her what the vet said and how she was doing this morning. I also explained to her that she had to see her regular vet on Monday for another follow up visit. The officer stated that she needed a copy of the report and a copy of Lucy's shot records. I asked her why she needed that. Apparently they can't get an answer from the people in regards to their dog being fully vaccinated or not for rabies etc. so they want to make sure Lucy is up to date on her vaccines. Now we have to keep her quarantined for ten days at home until they call us again to make sure she doesn't come down with some other diseases from the dog bite. I told them I would fax everything to them on Monday after we see our regular vet.
Just after they called, the ER vet called to see how Lucy was doing. I couldn't believe she called because just before she called Lucy started to vomit. Now I am worried. The vet said to bring her back in so she could check her again. So off we went to the vet again. Said she is very sore obviously, and wanted to do more blood work to make sure she wasn't bleeding internally now. We do all that, and she is OK. No internal bleeding, but very sore and tender on her side. She adjusted her meds as now she thinks the medication she gave her could be upsetting her stomach. Lucy hasn't eaten anything in two days. She gave us some critical care food for her. Told us to keep her calm and quiet and to make sure we see our vet on Monday. She also gave her a pain shot and a PCN shot to make sure she doesn't get any infections in her wounds. She is now sleeping soundly.
I also want to clarify something. I no way intended to "bag the breed" regarding pits. The owners said it was a pit. Animal control said it was a pit as well. I also saw the dog, and it was a pit. Had Lucy been bitten by a Lab, or a Shepherd, or a duck, I would have stated so. It just happened to be a pit that bit her. Unfortunately where I live, there are a large number of pits and pit/mixes here. One can't walk down the street here without running into at least one. So please do not take what I said as singling out one breed of dog. I don't hold what the dog did against it. I hold the people that were responsible for controlling that dog accountable for the dog's actions. Unfortunately, it is probably going to be the dog that ultimately pays for what happened. Something has to be done about the situation one way or another. I know for a fact that those kids would do the same thing again given that dog back. They didn't care about my husband or Lucy, or anything else but covering their butt and leaving the scene. I can't in good conscience let that go and someday hear of someone else being bitten by that dog due to their irresponsibility and lack of concern for other people and their pets.
