Originally Posted by JJs
My opinion only - all owners are at fault
the cat owner for allowing the cat to roam outside
the dog owner(s) for allowing dogs to run free - whether supervised or not
since the dogs were in the cat owner's yard, frankly they should at least offer to share in the vet bills
now if the cat was halfway down the street and the dogs chased it home, that's a different story
I have to agree 100% with JJ. I have been a responsible dog owner for all my life..... and now teach youth to be responsible dog owners. I hope you can get some help with the vet bills, but my guess is you will have trouble doing that. People who let their dogs "run" when they are on walks often times have no
control over them and not even a chance to control them when the dogs "instincts" kick in. My dogs, if not on a leash, would be running to find birds.... but at least they stop and just show you where they are, no attacks. BUT with that being said... they should (and are) still on a leash. They have cornered many cats, oppousms, snakes, etc in our yard, but no attacks.
Keeping good thoughts for the recovery of your moms cat, and your mothers well being also.