Shiloh was bit at doggie daycare

[Cathy w/Shiloh~Cody]

I get a call 25 min after dropping my dog off from Daycare -that Shiloh had an altercation with another dog and his eye had been punctured, he was bleeding heavily and had been rushed to the emergency hospital. I was driving in heavy traffic freaking out!! 

I arrive at the hospital and Dr tells me Shiloh is stable and his eye is ok-that a dog ripped his eyelid apart.

Shiloh's eye is swollen and area is covered in blood, but he is his happy go lucky self wagging away. He did not even squeal when bit-they did not know anything happened until minutes later. The emergency care, surgery, antibiotics, cone, pain meds and aftercare came to $650. The daycare gave me $200.00.

Here is the story of how it happened told to me by daycare-would really appreciate your opinions?

The daycare has big ads that they keep dogs separated by Temperment and Size. Shiloh has gone there 40 times before..so they know he is very active, playful and sometimes obnoxious with toys. But very lovable!

My 60lb Shiloh is put with and is playing with a small English Bull Dog?? I doubt there is anyway the temperment or size could be at all the same...right?? The Dr says I was lucky that a bulldog has a bite diff't than most dogs, and that Shiloh was big and had lots of hair on his face and his eyes are farther back in his head-this saved his eye. Daycare says both dogs were playing with the same large ball and jumping face first over the top of it-then the Bulldog accidentally bit him playing or lost his temper and snapped at Shiloh they do not know which?..but they are pretty sure it was an accident.

I pick my dog up tonight from vet-they said the big thing now is working to keep his eye from getting infected. I just would appreciate your opinion of this situation? or if there is anything else I should be concerned with in caring for Shiloh? I feel they used poor judgement in putting my dog with that breed.

[Lori, Daphne, Lucy & Pippa]

Wow! Cathy, I am sooo sorry for what happened to poor Shiloh! I do believe that something horrible happened and they don't want you to see it. They probably are aware that you could put them out of business if the truth were to come out. I believe I would look into it further. You should be able to get a free consultation with a lawyer and maybe they will send a letter for a small fee.  I truly hope that Shiloh is not traumatized by this experience and I will say some special prayers for him!

[BG and Gavin]

Poor Shiloh!  Praying for a speedy and full recovery.  As others have mentioned, toys and not showing you the tape are two red flags in my opinion.

[Linda, Webber and Seda]

I would be very upset about this, particularly that they wouldn't let you see the video.  What about taking them to small claims court?  It would cause attention to the matter and get your money back.  The fact that they gave you any money at all makes me wonder if they would look like they felt responsible, at least two hundred dollars worth of responsible.  I hope Shiloh has no further problems with his eyelid.  I wouldn't go back there again if the dog that bit him was still there.  Do you trust that they are really watching the dogs if they can't tell you exactly what happened?  So sorry this happened.  Good luck with this situation.

[Suzann, Rosey & Bandit]

I hope Shiloh is feeling better soon. I would never take R&b somewhere that allowed toys without strict supervision. This is the primary cause of altercations even at dog parks from my experience. Mine have beent to 3 diff day cares without incident but it required due diligence on my part for sure. No toys is a requirement for me.

[Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom]

Just saw your update on Shiloh and he does look like he got in a fight!  Poor thing.  Hope he is doing ok this morning.  Theres couple things here that are bothering me.  One that they say they really don't know what happened but yet they have video.  So obviously they do know what happened.  If it were just two dogs playing and one got hurt, which happens, they should be willing to show you the video.  Two, if that isn't what happened, has anyone told the owners of the other dog?  If my dog did this to another dog, I would certainly want to know and I would have been calling the other person to check on the dog.  I would also want to see the video as the owner of the other dog.  If I felt it were more than an accident, I would be offering to assist with the medical bills.  Something just isn't adding up here, but I don't think I would be able to just let it go!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I agree with this completely.