Boy, 3, has most of his high lip ripped off by French bulldog

A 3-year-old boy misplaced a majority of his high lip after it was ripped off by a member of the family’s French bulldog.

The teen suffered the intense facial harm again in January when he was attacked by the canine in Liverpool. He misplaced round 60% of his high lip throughout the incident.

His mum has now spoken out in regards to the assault, reports the Liverpool Echo. She says it has left the boy feeling “really self conscious with the way he looks”.

She stated: “My son was attacked by a member of the family’s French Bulldog when he was left unattended because the adults had left the room. It was very fast and an enormous shock leading to him dropping 60% of his high lip.

“He’s had a big operation since to repair it and could potentially need reconstruction in the future. It took him a while to build up his confidence to eat and drink and start to talk again. Even though he’s only three he is really self conscious about how it looks. I think it’s really important that dog owners are careful with their dogs around children.”

The mum, who has not been named, has spoken out as part of Merseyside Police’s Taking the Lead campaign, which aims to reduce the number of dog bites by offering important safety tips to all dog owners, including how to look after their pet, especially around children, which could prevent serious injuries.

The campaign is being supported by Merseyside Dog Safety Partnership (MDSP), the Police and Crime Commissioner, the Blue Cross, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, University of Liverpool, Royal Mail and local councils.

Christian Duncan, consultant plastic surgeon at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, says dog attacks on children are extremely children.

He said: “At Alder Hey we see children with dog attack injuries several times a week. It is often the child’s face that comes into contact with the dog, so we treat lots of cheek bites and injuries on prominent parts of the face i.e. parts of the nose, lip and parts of the ear.

“These accidents may be life-changing. By elevating consciousness of each the dangers and acceptable behaviour round canines, I hope the Taking the Lead marketing campaign will help cut back these sorts of accidents.”

At the weekend, Merseyside Police say officers attended a an incident through which a 60-year-old man was attacked by an XL bully. The man was strolling the XL bulldog alongside the highway when it slipped from its lead and began appearing aggressively.

The canine is then stated to have attacked the person. He suffered critical accidents to his arm and was taken to hospital, the canine in the meantime was destoryed by police.

Police information exhibits that youngsters beneath 16 are probably to be the victims of canine bites and this danger will increase considerably in the summertime when extra youngsters are at dwelling with their pets or round different folks’s canines, and are additionally spending extra time in public areas. Although parks and seashores have been recognized as scorching spots for incidents, canine bites can occur anyplace and most bites happen within the dwelling.

Inspector Katie Wilkinson, from Merseyside Police, stated: “We know that during the summer holidays, when children are spending more time at home, the number of dog bites increases. By running Taking the Lead as the schools break up, Merseyside Police hopes to give children and parents the knowledge and skills to stay safe over the six week holidays and in the future.

“This will help to reduce the number of youngsters hurt by dogs and improve their understanding of dogs and their needs, regardless of their breed or size. We are determined to reduce the numbers of children and adults in Merseyside being hurt by dogs. It is crucial that we educate youngsters at an early age about how to be around dogs.

“Some of our simple messages includes not bothering dogs when they are eating their dinner or when they are sleeping and not approaching a dog you don’t know. If walking your dog out in your community, always make sure they are on a lead and consider whether they need to be muzzled.

“Dogs must always have access to comfortable and warm shelter, water, companionship and entertainment such as toys. Make sure that your garden or yard is always secure so that a dog cannot accidentally escape.”

Merseyside Police additionally has the best variety of reported canine bites inflicting harm of any police pressure within the nation.