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Tessa-Rose Midgley was bitten by dogs attacking her cat.
At the sight of her cat being divided between two large dogs in her front garden, Tessa-Rose Midgley jumped to her defense and bit herself.
The Hastings woman was on her couch watching TV around 7pm Tuesday night, when her cat ‘Nim’ jumped out of a window as she used to.
“I had been outside for about three minutes when I heard some noises on the grass. I went outside and when I saw it it was like the rope in a tug of war between two large dogs. They just pulled him back and forth, throwing him into the air, chasing him and grabbing him again, ”he said.
“The fight or flight instinct kicked in and I just ran out and threw myself at them to try and shake them off. It took a long time to get them loose. Once a dog makes a decision about something like that, they won’t let him go, ”he said.
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He was on his knees protecting Nim while the dogs tried to keep biting him.
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Nim has been heavily sedated since Tuesday’s attack.
In doing so, they bit Midgley on the right thigh and left cheek.
“I was screaming for help. A neighbor came out but was too scared to go near them. Finally, after I kicked and hit them, they just walked away. By then another neighbor came out with a steel pipe, but they had already given up, ”Midgley said.
He had no idea who the dogs were. She described them as brown and caramel colored Staffordshire Bull Terriers or similar.
He took Nim to the vets and then made a report to the Hastings District Council, which sent an animal control officer to take his statement.
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Midgley and Nim in happier times.
Nim, who will turn two in December, is half Bengal, half Ragdoll.
“He is very sedated and has received quite a few stitches. Fortunately, his legs are not broken, but they are still not sure of the internal injuries, ”Midgley said Thursday.
When the vets X-rayed Nim, they discovered an old pellet on one of his hind legs.
Midgley went to the hospital to have the cuts treated.
A spokeswoman for the council said the matter was being investigated, but who owned the dogs was unknown.
