marcybeth

What started as a wonderful weekend ended with a sudden halt.

This morning my new IG, Fender, got attacked by a unleashed dog while having his morning potty break. He took a pretty bad bite to the thorax, but the vet got him in VERY quickly and started him on antibiotics and pain meds. The scary part is that I'm not sure if the dog that bit him is up to date on his vaccines. When I went back outside to find the lady whose dog bit Fender, she was gone. I know she lives in one of the nearby apartments, so I will find out rabies info ASAP, but I'm so nervous in the meantime. I'm also going to ask her to pay my vet bills and keep her damn rabid dog leashed.

What makes me so angry about the whole thing is the fact that Fender is already so scared of people and dogs from his previous abuse and hopping from home to home. I had just finished socializing him at a dog park and working with him to trust men, and this happened. At the vet, they had to muzzle him because he was trying to bite everyone, he was shaking and thrashing, and lost control of his bowels and bladder. He's now completely reverted to being frightened of everyone but me. Plus he has to deal with the painful wound. I'm so angry and sad. I've been sick to my stomach all day and can't concentrate on my work. I just want to go home and be with him.

Please keep Fender in your prayers and thoughts.