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Hi friends, I know I have been posting several discussions here about my dog Louise. Today was such a tough day she gave me. I almost had a heart attack. I want to cry but no tears would come out and I worry so much right now I cannot sleep. I was invited to a beach party of a relative of mine. My 11 year old male cousin asked me to bring Louise, I said no at first but he insisted and I asked him to ask permission from his mom. His mom said it was ok. We brought the dog with us and no sooner than 15 mins when I was just starting to eat lunch. Louise allegedly bit a 3 year old girl. I said allegedly because the mom never saw what happened and on;y relied on what the child told her. Louise was tied up under the bench of our open cottage. This little girl and her adult companion were running and the adult was ahead of the child. The child came near our cottage where Louise was. One of my cousin even saw that the child stopping by Louise and holding her hand up. Louise was on a short leash. 5 of my companions saw that the child was only scratched by Louise's nail but not bitten. The wound no more than 1mm in diameter. It's like when you place 2 tiny dots vertically and that's the size of it. It was barely visible. I immediately washed the wound with soap and water. But the mom was over reacting she was crying and all her relatives were surrounding her. They were even being rude to us. I told the mom being a nurse that it was not a bite wound but a scratch wound from Louise's nails. I asked her why was her daughter left unattended by her adult companion? She said she let her daughter run around freely. I pointed out that if that was the case then she knows there were 3 stray dogs! What if her daughter was bitten by the strays and not by Louise what would she have done? Louise was tied up in our cottage and her daughter came near unattended. I took her daughter to the hospital. We were just there 5 mins. The nurse and the doc did not even perform wound dressing since it was barely visible and very tiny. The mom was still frantic asking that her daughter be given rabies shot! I told her that my dog has a health card attesting that my dog is rabies free. But at that time it was not with me. The doc prescribed antibiotics and paracetamol for pain and she was insisting she might have fever, The doc almost rolled her eyes and told her that she might or night not have fever. Because the mom was insisting so much her daughter should be given rabies shots and tetanus shots. The doc prescribed her. I told the doc my dog is fully vaccinated and the child is also completely vaccinated for measles so she need not get the rabies shot. Doc said that was to shut the mom up. However, I called a doctor friend of mine the owner of my malshihs she said since the wound was in the leg and just round 1mm tetanus and rabies vaccines were not needed. If she insists she could get tetanus shots but not rabies. There should be a 2 week observation for the dog. But she has seen my dog and said that Louise is a healthy dog no need to worry.But both docs doubted that it was a bite, instead it was more of a scratch. The mom was not satisfied she asked that her daughter be brought to a private hospital. I obliged and the senior nurse who the other nurse referred the case because the mom was saying it was dog bit and I was saying it was a scratch. The senior nurse said upon looking at the wound that it was just a scratch! She explained what a bite would look like. The mom insisted that it might have been just 1 tooth! To which the nurse replied it was most unlikely, but if it was it should be deep not ver very shallow almost to nothing. To this the woman was relaxed and she looked embarrassed. I asked her are you know satisfied? Oh by the way, before we left the beach the child was not crying anymore. In the car she was singing already. In the hospital she was walking round. I even asked her in front of her mom if her wound was still painful and the child say "no". I told the mom if it was a real bite her child would have not yet stopped crying. To which she replied perhaps the girl was just startled. I said most definitely. Anyway she decided to continue with the vaccine. We will be seeing each other tomorrow and I will be bringing my vet's certificate. If the woman would press for money and more treatment, if you were in my shoe what would you do? What would you do with Louise? Would you give her up? I have done all I could and placed her in training school. Her trainor has already increased the fee because of Louise's case. I simply do not know what to do. Here I was thinking we were making some progress but then this happened and I dare not tell my family because I know their stand on this since the incident with my cousin. Guys please help me think through this and help me pray all well be well. Thanks. Candy