Sammy the Survivor

On Monday, February 13, my mother was taking Sammy (one of their miniture Schnauzers) for a walk in her front yard.  Their next door neighbor has a Rottweiler that was only secured in their backyard by a piece off wood between a fence post and the the garage.  My mother heard the noise of the wood board come crashing to the ground and the full grown Rottweiler charging her and the dog.  As my mother was trying to grab Sammy off of the ground, the Rottweiler grabbed Sammy by the neck, biting my mother in the process.  My mother, who will turn 70 in a week, stood there helpless as the Rottweiler mauled Sammy, shaking him violently by his neck.  The Rottweiler decided to stop when it felt satisfied it had killed Sammy as he went limp.  My mother picked up her now blood soaked dog, rushed him into her house trying to figure out if Sammy was still alive.  It was only when she laid him on her kitchen table that she discovered he was still hanging onto life.  
Sammy was rushed to Nichols Vetrinary Clinic in Wayne where he was triaged to see the extent of the injury.  The clinic discovered that Sammy had had his trachea punctured and was blowing air out of his neck.  Nichols patched him up, gave him morphine and sent my mother to the Blue Pearl Animal Emergency hospital in Southfield.  Blue Pearl had been notified of Sammy's condition and was ready for him as soon as they arrived.
The hospital did an amazing job with  Sammy.  After a two day stay, his trachea repaired through surgery, Sammy was able to go home.  He was begging for pizza that night!
The hospital bill was extensive, over $4500. My parents had to clean out their bank accounts to save his life because the owner of another dog failed to properly secure their yard.  The timeline is unknown for what will happen to the owner and what their responsibility will be.  In the meantime, my parents ability to support themselves have been affected.  If you have met my parents, you know they love their animals, especially their Schnauzers.  They have rescued and owned this breed almost my entire life (41 years).  Please feel free to reach out to me if you have other questions or would like to see other pictures of the wound or of Sammy begging for pizza!






Sincerely,
Dan Taylor