Through all of the tears and pain, we are so thankful and lucky that Stella has survived this long and continues to be in amazing spirits given what she has been through. She had a tremendous amount of damage caused by the attack and The Cambridge Animal Hospital has done an incredible job helping to get her back to good health. We were able to take her home last night (only for the night) so that she felt closer to home and comfort. We showered her with love and kisses and sat next to her all night listening to her whimper in pain and discomfort. Today she is at the clinic for further assessment and monitoring so we are crossing our fingers she will make it through this being the tough terrier she is. We are very hopeful.
Sadly, this is not the first coyote attack or sighting in our neighbourhood. Coyotes are swarming this neighbourhood and I hear them almost every night and see the drops of blood from a recent kill in our driveway. It is incredibly painful to go through this and so uncomfortable to live in fear of walking out your front door because you never know if they are lurking.
I would like to ask everyone who reads this to please, please, please take all precautions against coyotes. Keep all your dogs with you at all times, leashed and make lots of noise when going outside. If they came to my front porch to attack my poor puppy, I beleive that anything can happen and it is important to watch your children at all times also.
It is my hope the Ministry of Natural Resources steps up and handles this situation by relocating the coyotes to non-residential areas before more attacks occur.
I would be happy and open to any comments or advice.
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