Help us with Westin’s Surgeries & Attorney
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Sunday June 16th my fiancés 12lb - 3 yr old Cockapoo (Westin) went into our backyard just like any other normal day and was walking along the perimeter of the back fence when our neighbors pit bulls had dug a hole near a broken fence panel and snatched him over into their yard. I heard the commotion and hopped the fence and snatched him away. The damage was already done within seconds of me hearing him cry. The neighbors 3 pit bull dogs bit him all over, chocked him and tossed him around like a rag doll. I hopped in my truck and rushed him to the Emergency ER Vet here in Rockwall County where we live They addressed what spots they could see and sent us on our way with a $1900 bill
We contacted the Rockwall Police Dept whom told us that they couldn’t do anything for us and for us to contact Animal Control- an officer with animal control came out met with the neighbors and ourselves - we learned that our neighbors dogs were not registered with the county nor did they have their rabies vaccines They were cited but the dogs were not removed from their residence
Andrea and I went to the neighbors house to ask them to do the right thing and re-emburse us for the vet visit - they basically shut the door in our face.
As of Monday June 17th we have filed with Rockwall County Small Claims Court against the owners of the pit bulls
On Thursday June 20th we received a certified mail from the neighbors asking us not to take them to court and offering us $300 - we declined
Friday June 21 we noticed Westin continuing to lick a spot on his leg - we looked through his curly hair and noticed a very deep puncture wound that no one saw due to his curly poodle hair - we rushed him back to the vet where they cleaned the hole out slapped us with another bill and sent us on our way
Not even two days later we are back at the vet with his entire leg swollen, black and blue and they perform another surgery on him and insert a Penrose drain tube into his leg so the wound can drain and the swollenness to go down
We paid another $1950 for this surgery
2 days later the Penrose Tube falls out and I take him back to Rockwall County ER vet where a tech ( not the doctor) looked at him for 2 seconds and sent us on our way stated that he is fine
Sunday June 30th around 8pm we notice Westin’s leg even more swollen, he’s breathing heavily and he is shaking uncontrollably- Andrea and I jump into the truck and drive him to Rockwall County ER vet again to see the doctor
Again another tech comes out to speak with us and said we needed to wait 4-5 hours to be seen by the doctor and that he looked fine to them
We told this “Tech” that we know he is not fine and with the thousands of dollars that we have spent here already we want to get him seen How this isn’t fair
The Tech stated that they have reached their standard care for that facility and that we needed to go elsewhere
We took Westin at 10pm to Med Vet in Downtown Dallas where he currently is - they tended to his every need - immediately hooked him up to an IV and accessed his injury This cost us another $2k
We sat down with the head vet early this morning and stated that the care we were given in Rockwall was not appropriate- the vet and their techs could look at his blackened leg and know that that skin is dead - that they should of recommended us to their facility a while back instead of spending useless money and not addressing the real issue
We spoke to the surgeon today us today that he needs to have a Debridement which is to remove all the dead skin and hopefully it heals itself or have his leg removed This surgery is $6k more which we do not have along with weekly dressing changes at the surgical center which will be just additional costs on top.
We are asking for people whom love their pets as much as we do to help us out - anything helps
We are also looking for legal help to go after the owners of the pit bulls and the ER Vet that carelessly turned our dog away and didn’t properly treat him - we are new to the Rockwall area and would appreciate it if anyone could guide us in the right direction for attorneys that handle this sort of situation
We are praying for the best
Thank you & God Bless
We contacted the Rockwall Police Dept whom told us that they couldn’t do anything for us and for us to contact Animal Control- an officer with animal control came out met with the neighbors and ourselves - we learned that our neighbors dogs were not registered with the county nor did they have their rabies vaccines They were cited but the dogs were not removed from their residence
Andrea and I went to the neighbors house to ask them to do the right thing and re-emburse us for the vet visit - they basically shut the door in our face.
As of Monday June 17th we have filed with Rockwall County Small Claims Court against the owners of the pit bulls
On Thursday June 20th we received a certified mail from the neighbors asking us not to take them to court and offering us $300 - we declined
Friday June 21 we noticed Westin continuing to lick a spot on his leg - we looked through his curly hair and noticed a very deep puncture wound that no one saw due to his curly poodle hair - we rushed him back to the vet where they cleaned the hole out slapped us with another bill and sent us on our way
Not even two days later we are back at the vet with his entire leg swollen, black and blue and they perform another surgery on him and insert a Penrose drain tube into his leg so the wound can drain and the swollenness to go down
We paid another $1950 for this surgery
2 days later the Penrose Tube falls out and I take him back to Rockwall County ER vet where a tech ( not the doctor) looked at him for 2 seconds and sent us on our way stated that he is fine
Sunday June 30th around 8pm we notice Westin’s leg even more swollen, he’s breathing heavily and he is shaking uncontrollably- Andrea and I jump into the truck and drive him to Rockwall County ER vet again to see the doctor
Again another tech comes out to speak with us and said we needed to wait 4-5 hours to be seen by the doctor and that he looked fine to them
We told this “Tech” that we know he is not fine and with the thousands of dollars that we have spent here already we want to get him seen How this isn’t fair
The Tech stated that they have reached their standard care for that facility and that we needed to go elsewhere
We took Westin at 10pm to Med Vet in Downtown Dallas where he currently is - they tended to his every need - immediately hooked him up to an IV and accessed his injury This cost us another $2k
We sat down with the head vet early this morning and stated that the care we were given in Rockwall was not appropriate- the vet and their techs could look at his blackened leg and know that that skin is dead - that they should of recommended us to their facility a while back instead of spending useless money and not addressing the real issue
We spoke to the surgeon today us today that he needs to have a Debridement which is to remove all the dead skin and hopefully it heals itself or have his leg removed This surgery is $6k more which we do not have along with weekly dressing changes at the surgical center which will be just additional costs on top.
We are asking for people whom love their pets as much as we do to help us out - anything helps
We are also looking for legal help to go after the owners of the pit bulls and the ER Vet that carelessly turned our dog away and didn’t properly treat him - we are new to the Rockwall area and would appreciate it if anyone could guide us in the right direction for attorneys that handle this sort of situation
We are praying for the best
Thank you & God Bless
Organizer
Zachary Icenhower
Organizer
Rockwall, TX