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Pitbull attacks girl and family in Santo Andre, Sao Paulo

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The creation of pitbulls should be banned?A sad story involving the pit bull breed of dogs: three people were attacked by a dog race in the afternoon this Friday (24/08) in the district of Valparaíso, Santo André, in São Paulo. The victims are all from the same family, a girl of six years, the child's grandfather and great-aunt.The dog belonged to the girl's uncle and escaped when the girl tried to enter the house.According to a spokesperson for the municipality of Santo André, the first pit bull attacked a child, named Luana. Then the girl's grandfather had triedo help her, but was also attacked. Due to the incident, the neighbors of the family immediately called the police. One officer had to shoot the dog for him to stop the attacks. The animal ends up dead.The health status of the girl is serious she had to be admitted to the ICU and underwent surgery. On Saturday (25/08), medical Rosa Maria PintoAguiar, director of the Hospital of St. Andrew, said the surgery was successful, but the child remains in intensive care, sedated and breathing byapparatus. "The right side of the face was the most affected. We had to reconstruct his ear, lacerated. Despite the severity of injuries, we areoptimistic about the recovery. No organ or nerve was affected nor were there significant brain damage. Let's keep her sedated until MondayWednesday, approximately, to control the pain. "The grandfather of the victim, 65, suffered cuts on his head and legs. Her great-aunt, 69, had minor injuries. Both were discharged by late Friday(24/08).Report this

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There is no deadline for girl attacked by pit bull leavehospital

Angela Martins

Luana Vizignani, 6, who was attacked by a pit bull last Friday(24) in the neighborhood Valparaíso, Santo André, should beginto breathe with no equipment on Wednesday (29), according todoctors that accompany it. The girl, who is admitted to the ICU(Intensive Care Unit) of the Hospital of St. Andrew, also have themedication that keeps her sedated gradually decreased.Nevertheless, there is no deadline for it to leave the hospital.The goal of the medical team is to observe the recoveryof Luana, who underwent surgery lasting eight hours and involvedfive specialties. The girl is kept sedated because of the pain andis fed by tube. "She was kept sedated so they do not suffer. Still not 100% out of danger,because the possibility of infection, but his condition is stable. To leave the ICU, we have toobserve their ability to breathe alone, "he says Domenico Monetta Neto, in charge of the ICUPediatric Hospital.According Monetta, what most impressed the medical team was the intensity and extent of injuries suffered by Luana. The girl had head injuries, scalp, ear, right arm, chest and analregion. "The worst case was the fracture in the bone just behind the ear. It will have to domore surgery to graft, but there is no risk of hearing loss, "says Alessandra Watase, chief of plastic surgery.Luana recovery should be accompanied by a team of plastic surgery for about a year to treatthe scars. "She also has to do physical therapy on her right arm, but apparently no serioussequelae," says the doctor.

Family

According to the girl's grandmother, Maria de Oliveira Vizignani, Luana used to feed the dog,named Tyson. "She gave bread to the dog, who was trapped in the kennel. But I was afraidand did not let my granddaughter to stay near him, "he says. The dog belonged to Mary'snephew, Eduardo Geanlourenço 22 years."The dog did not like children, growled when he saw," says Mary. Tyson also attacked twoother people last year. "Every family insisted that he would dispose of the dog. But mynephew did not want. "According to Maria, the nephew is in shock. "He's scared to talk tome because of my reaction. I do not want to talk to him now, I expect to spend a few days.I know it was a fatality, but it is difficult to accept. "

Fear

Since there was the incident with Luana, the CCZ (Centro de Zoonosis Control) St Andrew'shas been receiving calls daily from residents wanting to dispose of dog breed pit bull. "Werecorded at least one connection per day from people frightened. But we can not takehealthy animals, "says the technician responsible for rabies prophylaxis of CCZ, John FrancisColumbus.To solve the problem, the board of CCZ met on the afternoon of Tuesday to draft a request

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