Dog Attack Victim Released

After treatment for severe wounds from a dog attack, Selina has been released! Without veterinary intervention, Selina would have surely died. Bite wounds always have a high risk of infection due to bacteria in saliva so the gaping wound on her lower back would have become extremely infected without our care. In total, she sustained 7  severe wounds to her entire  body, including the gruesome slash to her lower back.

Because there were so many wounds, our onsite Veterinarian, Dr. Francisco and our Administrative Supervisor, Catalina needed to worked simultaneously to suture the most severe lacerations using at total of 21 stitches! In addition to the sutured wounds, the open puncture wounds required several weeks of  veterinary care to heal correctly.

Thankfully, with dedicated treatment and rehabilitation, Selina recovered well and was ready to return to the forest and back to her regular life. We released her far from humans and their pets so Selina will never again have to worry about getting injured from a dog.