Advice needed! Dog Attack

[violetsky888]

Take lots of pictures for your court case. I hope you got pictures of the dead goats as well. People are really eager to defend vicious dogs but really have no idea what kind of horrific wounds they cause when they bite.
This could of just as easily have been a child. I would do a document a daily log of the extra care and expense you are going through as well as a photo journal of the goat's suffering. You might be able to save
a person or another animal from disfigurement or death. I would blow up some photos and even post online. There is a big movement protecting pitbulls but very little is going on to protect victims. That lady is not going
to be sympathetic or responsible with her dogs, considering biting a person minding their own business in a public place didn't faze her. I would sue her in civil court and get as big a judgment as you can. You may never
see any money but at least you can start garnishing whatever she has and she might re-think her policy of letting dogs run loose, as apparently a $25 dollar fine and an injury to an innocent passerby meant nothing to her.

 

[junkprospector]

thats a good point. She should be laible for the undue expenses caused by her dogs. You can certainly get a judgement for the $ you are out through small claims court. The process is fairly easy (at least in Idaho) as long as the outlined steps are followed.

 

[ThornyRidgeII]

Yes photo evidence has been gathered.. the Police Officer who came to remove the dogs who were actually trapped in the pasture after the carnage took lots of photos including the deceased goats. also got the remaining ones covered infresh blood. I have taken some additional photos and video of them laying around, the facial trauma, the crying out in pain etc. The city prosecutor is going after restitution.. however, despite the medical and burial expenses I have incurred, how do you put a value on your babies... my goats are priceless to me.. I have also missed 3.5 days of work ( I have the time to cover this through paid leave and vacation-however this is not a vacation!) due to providing around the clock care for them. My employer has been great! I am going to see if I can recoup my rate of pay during this time for the very least as stress! I doubt I will truly get anything. I received assistance from the local victim assistance program and have an assigned victim advocate. I have completed victim statement and paperwork that will be submitted to judge withmy recommendations for punishment/sentencing. I asked the dogs be euthanized so that the next victim is not a child! I also asked for full restitution and finally for the woman to not be permitted ownership of any dogs ever again. Clearly she is incapable of providing care and responsibility so she should not have any ever!!! I will keep all posted on outcomes. I will also be posting a feedback for ongoing care topic.

 

[verkagj]

So Sorry. I know how tragic and stressful this is for you. I had one goat attacked by a pit bull years ago in Arkansas. I was a basket case for weeks. And that was only one animal. The dog crushed her jaw and shattered the roof of her mouth. I tube fed her for months. She lived, healed and learned to lap up her food just fine.
Give them large doses of Vit C. It has amazing healing powers as well as help prevent infections. Since they don't want to be touched and who can blame them, maybe try putting a mixture of water, tea tree oil and spray it on. put Organic Apple Cider Vinegar in the drinking water.

I used coconut oil and honey on a necrotizing spider bite on my best milker's udder. Healed up perfectly.

Keep us posted on their recovery.

 

[babsbag]

What a horrible experience and I am sorry you are dealing with this and that you lost some of your goats, that is heartbreaking.

As far as restitution and value, I would figure out how old they were, how much it cost to feed them for all those years, and how much it will cost to replace them and raise the new goats up to a productive age. If they were does that you sell kids from or milk then you can count the price of the kids that would have been produced for the remainder of that goats life and how much milk you will have lost. If they were bucks then you would estimate how many kids they would have sired in their remaining life and the money you would have received for those kids. If they were pet wethers then it is more difficult to put a price on their future productivity.

I know this won't replace them, put this will hopefully make sure that no one else has to suffer because of these dogs and their owner. You need to shoot high, make it hurt, and expect nothing.

Good luck.

 

[equinecpa]

My small flock of sheep were attacked this past weekend-not as badly as your goats as I didn't have any deaths at the time. I still may have casualties as I'm trying to keep infection at bay-I'm cleaning wounds daily and administering penicillin but I saw one had developed an infection in her jowl yesterday-today I'll have to drain that. Not looking forward to that task.

How are your goats making out?

 

[bj taylor]

ohh, draining a wound. not a task I would relish either. Verkagji has a good point about the honey. i'm not familiar w/coconut oil as a treatment, honey has been know for thousands of years. it's a natural antibiotic for wounds, which seems weird to me because of all the sugar in it, I would think the bacteria would flourish.

 

[SkyWarrior]

Sorry to hear about this. Here's hoping everyone has a speedy recovery.

 

[ThornyRidgeII]

My goats have been on long acting penicillin-combi pen ( 5 cc dose) since this happened.. recently I have went to every other day on the ones still brewing infection in wounds.. it is absolutely important to let the wounds drain.. you don't want to put anything that will prevent this.. my vet gave me a spray (granulex) that aids in removing dead flesh and healing the wounds fast.. I have been now using that daily on the wounds. my girls have made tremendous progress and just battling the wound issues now. My mini nubian who sustained significant facial trauma had a large chunk (literally golf ball size) of nectrotic/dead tissue/skin come out today leaving a large gaping but nicely red/pink area on the side of her face. No infectious odor either.. will be stepping up her antibiotic shots again for a bit and keeping wound sprayed with the granulex. I am amazed at how well and far they have come since the horror of that day. nothing could prepare me for what I came home to and have had to doctor on my babies but they are all eating and drinking well, and up moving like normal goats.. just was suprised tonight at the gaping hole.. kinda gasped but then took deep breath and watched her frolic around and knew that she will continu to heal! Hugs to you and be diligent!