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Suspected Mountain Lion Nearly Kills Central Texas Dog - 10/21/10 07:34 PM
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Neighbors in one Central Texas community told fear for their children's safety after a suspected mountain lion nearly killed a 70 pound dog.
The attack happened in Hays County in the Fieldstone Neighborhood. Eldon, a boxer, had deep gashes covering his body. It took more than 100 stitches to close the deep wounds. Now, neighbors are determined to find what animal did this to him and kill it.
Early Saturday morning, somewhere on a sprawling five and a half acre property, an animal attacked a nine-year-old boxer.
“It was just this big V gash and it was so deep, it was into his back muscle,” Justine Smith who owns Eldon said. “I wouldn’t know what to do without him.”
She rushed Eldon to her vet, who told her a mountain lion may have been behind the serious attack.
“She felt the injuries were consistent with something that had lifted him and shaken him,” Smith explained.
With a 10 and six-year-old at home, Smith said she’s worried about her children getting hurt, or worse.
“I want my family to be safe,” she told us.
Cue Jason Carter. He’s a professional hunter with more than 100 trophies proudly mounted throughout his home in a nearby subdivision.
“This is where the dog attack happened,” he said while pointing at a map on his computer. “And this is where I tracked that cat.”
Carter said he’s certain a mountain lion attacked Eldon because he’s been tracking one for months. He hopes to add a mountain lion to his extensive collection as soon as possible.
“To protect my son, I’ll kill it,” Carter said.
And that’s just fine with Smith, who just wants to feel safe at her own home again.
Texas Parks and Wildlife is looking into the attack. The game warden told us it’s certainly possible a mountain lion attacked Eldon. But says bobcat attacks are more common in that area.
Neighbors in one Central Texas community told fear for their children's safety after a suspected mountain lion nearly killed a 70 pound dog.
The attack happened in Hays County in the Fieldstone Neighborhood. Eldon, a boxer, had deep gashes covering his body. It took more than 100 stitches to close the deep wounds. Now, neighbors are determined to find what animal did this to him and kill it.
Early Saturday morning, somewhere on a sprawling five and a half acre property, an animal attacked a nine-year-old boxer.
“It was just this big V gash and it was so deep, it was into his back muscle,” Justine Smith who owns Eldon said. “I wouldn’t know what to do without him.”
She rushed Eldon to her vet, who told her a mountain lion may have been behind the serious attack.
“She felt the injuries were consistent with something that had lifted him and shaken him,” Smith explained.
With a 10 and six-year-old at home, Smith said she’s worried about her children getting hurt, or worse.
“I want my family to be safe,” she told us.
Cue Jason Carter. He’s a professional hunter with more than 100 trophies proudly mounted throughout his home in a nearby subdivision.
“This is where the dog attack happened,” he said while pointing at a map on his computer. “And this is where I tracked that cat.”
Carter said he’s certain a mountain lion attacked Eldon because he’s been tracking one for months. He hopes to add a mountain lion to his extensive collection as soon as possible.
“To protect my son, I’ll kill it,” Carter said.
And that’s just fine with Smith, who just wants to feel safe at her own home again.
Texas Parks and Wildlife is looking into the attack. The game warden told us it’s certainly possible a mountain lion attacked Eldon. But says bobcat attacks are more common in that area.
