Northeast Ohio cancer patient, support dog recovering after attack

CLEVELAND — A northeast Ohio most cancers affected person stated she and her emotional help canine are recovering after a neighbor’s canine attacked them in April. 

Marcia Perry has stage 4 breast most cancers and stated she depends on her black labrador, Fortunate, for help. However proper now, Perry is with out Fortunate, as he recuperates from being bitten greater than 100 instances by three pit bulls.

The incident occurred on April 20 in entrance of Perry’s Cleveland-area dwelling. 

Perry stated she had simply pulled into her driveway when the pit bulls attacked them as they acquired out of the car.

“I put my cane out and I stated, ‘OK come on, Fortunate,’” Perry stated. “As quickly as his toes touched the bottom, these three pit bulls got here out of nowhere and began attacking and pinned us into the nook of the cement basis of my porch and stairs.” 

Perry stated she watched in horror because the canine attacked, and he or she was screaming for assist. She stated neighbors got here to her rescue and separated the canine, stopping the assault.

She stated Fortunate was rushed to an space animal hospital, however his wounds so extreme that he needed to be transferred to MedVet in Akron.

“His entrance proper armpit was broken terribly,” stated Perry. “His face is 5 instances the conventional measurement.”

Perry stated she is now struggling to determine how she’ll pay for the huge vet payments, which she stated presently prime $8,000.

“My revenue is barely incapacity and Social Safety revenue,” she stated. Perry stated she is struggling to get by, even with out the added payments.

For now, Perry stated her daughter is taking care of Fortunate because the pup recovers.

She stated she makes journeys to see him on days she’s not making journeys to get remedy for her metastatic breast most cancers. 

“He’s in my coronary heart,” she stated. 

In response to Cleveland Animal Care and Management, the proprietor of the pit bulls is being charged with three counts of “Canine Operating Free” and three counts of “Canine Nuisance.” The proprietor faces as much as round $1,000 in fines and 6 months in jail. The proprietor may be compelled to pay restitution. Spectrum Information tried to talk with the proprietor of the pitbulls to get his facet of the story.  Sadly, the proprietor selected to make use of an expletive as an alternative of answering our questions.

Perry, in the meantime, stated she doesn’t plan to sue the proprietor of the canine however she has began a GoFundMe to assist pay for Fortunate’s medical payments.