think the final cost would be more than $800. My niece was mauled by a dog and spent about a week in the hospital. She was 4 years old at the time. It was the saddest thing seeing her in that hospital bed with her whole head swollen up. The dog bite ripped out a couple of her still-forming permanent teeth and she ended up with quite a nasty scar along one cheek. Most of the stitches were in her scalp.
My sister and her husband had to sue the homeowner's of the dog's owner (their babysitter) because she was so badly injured their insurance didn't begin to cover the expense. It took quite a while to sort it all out. They ended up with a settlement that would after 15 years of very modest growth pay for her college and also any future medical bills. She has had revision of that scar on her face, but she is 19 years old now and still hasn't had new permanent teeth implanted. She is missing bone where theimplants need to go and so will need grafting to be able to accomplish it.
She was not emotionally scarred forever by the incident. She is fine, and it didn't take that long for her to be fine. Just keep loving your daughter and she'll soon be back to her old self. Money won't make it go away.
Try not to let your anger overtake you. I know they are responsible, but there is no need to try and take them for as much as you can. You could conceivably ruin their future. Accidents happen. What exactly were the circumstances surrounding the bite? |
If it was really significant, I would - dog bite
