Couple are 軍隊d to remortgage home to 支払う／賃金 £23,000 vet 法案 after cockapoo puppy's 直面する was 'ripped apart' in horror attack by 'off-lead dog'

By Olivia Christie

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A couple whose cockapoo was 'ripped apart' in a horror attack by an 'off-lead dog' have been left with?a staggering £23,000 vet 法案 for life-saving 治療.

Lynn Holdom and Alan Bamford are now trying to re-mortgage their home to 支払う／賃金 the sum - but will さもなければ be 軍隊d to sell their 所有物／資産／財産 to keep Ruby alive.

The puppy was 始める，決める upon by a Jack Russell cross in Sycamore Park, Kingsbury, Warwickshire, on April 27 while she was 存在 walked by the couple's daughter, Kayleigh.??

The dog 報道によれば shook and bit Ruby, 涙／ほころびing out her stomach and fracturing her 支援する.

Ms Holdom, 64, said: 'It's been 絶対 horrendous. She's literally been ripped apart.

Lynn Holdom and Alan Bamford (pictured) are now trying to re-mortgage their home to pay the vet bills

Lynn Holdom and Alan Bamford (pictured) are now trying to re-mortgage their home to 支払う／賃金 the vet 法案s

Ruby was set upon by a Jack Russell cross in Sycamore Park, Kingsbury, Warwickshire, on April 27 while she was being walked by the couple's daughter, Kayleigh

Ruby was 始める，決める upon by a Jack Russell cross in Sycamore Park, Kingsbury, Warwickshire, on April 27 while she was 存在 walked by the couple's daughter, Kayleigh

The dog reportedly shook and bit Ruby, tearing out her stomach and fracturing her back

The dog 報道によれば shook and bit Ruby, 涙／ほころびing out her stomach and fracturing her 支援する

'We walk that park every Saturday, there's lots of children there, lots of dogs; there's never been a problem.?

'She was walking 一連の会議、交渉／完成する the 辛勝する／優位 of the park and all of a sudden this girl let go of the lead and this dog （機の）カム running across and just tried to kill her, made Kayleigh's 手渡す all bleed.

'I think he might have thought she was a rabbit or whatever - but he was in for the kill.

'It literally ripped her intestines out, it fractured her 支援する. Kayleigh was 全く 苦しめるd she couldn't get the dog off her and couldn't get the dog off her own 手渡す.'

Warwickshire Police 確認するd that it is 調査／捜査するing 主張s of an attack where a pet was '報道によれば attacked by an off-lead dog'.

The dog that was 伴う／関わるd in the attack is 報道によれば still 'walking the streets' leaving the couple wondering 'who's it going to attack next?'.?

Ms Holdom and Mr Bamford 辞退するd the 選択 to put 負かす／撃墜する their 16-week-old puppy and instead Ruby underwen t a major 操作／手術 and was put in 集中的な care.?

The 64-year-old continued: 'Ruby's tongue was hanging out, she was bleeding. She made it 55 minutes, bleeding, wrapped up, and still wagging her tail.'?

'After vets stabilised her, she underwent a major, 夜通し 操作／手術 to 'have everything sewn 支援する in again.'

'She is lucky to be alive.

'The vet did phone and ask what do you want us to do, do you want us to put her 負かす／撃墜する?

'It broke our hearts. She's so 甘い, and we just couldn't, we've got to give her the chance. You can't just take a life off somebody who's fought for her life like that.'

The couple were 最初 told that the vet 法案 would be £6,000 which 増加するd to £12,000 when the vets explained that Ruby had also fractured her spine.???

Every day, Ruby was in 集中的な care, it was costing Ms Holdom and Mr Bamford £300 to £400 in vet 法案s.?

Ruby, who was a gift for Mr Bamford's 75th birthday, was able to return home on May 7.?

Warwickshire Police confirmed that it is investigating allegations of an attack where a pet was 'reportedly attacked by an off-lead dog'

Warwickshire Police 確認するd that it is 調査／捜査するing 主張s of an attack where a pet was '報道によれば attacked by an off-lead dog'

The couple were initially told that the vet bill would be £6,000 which increased to £12,000 when the vets explained that Ruby had also fractured her spine

The couple were 最初 told that the vet 法案 would be £6,000 which 増加するd to £12,000 when the vets explained that Ruby had also fractured her spine

Ms Holdom and Mr Bamford refused the option to put down their 16-week-old puppy and instead Ruby underwent a major operation and was put in intensive care

Ms Holdom and Mr Bamford 辞退するd the 選択 to put 負かす／撃墜する their 16-week-old puppy and instead Ruby underwent a major 操作／手術 and was put in 集中的な care

Ms Holdom said: 'I think they're aware we can't keep 支払う／賃金ing this 肉親，親類d of money, you can't just 選ぶ out £20,000, can you??

'Yesterday, our 法案 had come to £23k. We don't know how we're going to do it.

'But if she's made it from the park to the vets, bleeding out, how could we not give her the chance? We said we'd sell the house.?

'I don't know where we'd go, but we would sell the house to keep her alive. My husband and I, that's our 態度, that's a house, she's a living thing.'

She 強調する／ストレスd that, にもかかわらず the 抱擁する 告発（する），告訴（する）／料金, the vets had been '絶対 wonderful', taking every 手段 to save Ruby's life and sending 正規の／正選手 photo and ビデオ updates along the way.

She said: 'This dog is roaming the streets. who is it going to attack next? I can't believe the 司法（官） in this country now.?

'If that was an XL いじめ（る）, they'd have been there and that dog would have been put 負かす／撃墜する by now.?

A 声明 from Warwickshire Police read: 'We are 現在／一般に 調査／捜査するing an 申し立てられた／疑わしい dog bite 出来事/事件 which took place in The Green, Kingsbury on April 27 between 4pm and 5.30pm during which a dog was 報道によれば attacked by an off-lead dog.

'The owner's 手渡す was 恐らく bitten while the dogs were 存在 separated. Enquiries are 現在進行中の.?

'If anyone has any （警察などへの）密告，告訴（状） or （映画の）フィート数 tha t could 補助装置 with our 調査, 接触する us 特記する／引用するing 出来事/事件 294 of April 27.'

The couple have started a GoFundMe to try and cover the cost of the vet 法案s.??