{"id":6312,"date":"2025-11-18T08:32:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T08:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=6312"},"modified":"2025-11-18T08:32:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T08:32:59","slug":"a-9-year-old-girl-is-now-recovering-from-terrifying-life-altering-injuries-after-a-sudden-dog-attack-outside-her-familys-home-an-attack-so-violent-that-neighbors-say-the-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=6312","title":{"rendered":"A 9-year-old girl is now recovering from terrifying, life-altering injuries after a sudden dog attack outside her family\u2019s home \u2014 an attack so violent that neighbors say \u201cthe entire street was screaming.\u201d The little girl had simply been sitting on the steps with her 13-year-old sister, waiting to be picked up, when the dog lunged without warning and clamped onto her face. Authorities say the attack happened in seconds \u2014 but the aftermath felt endless, with witnesses frozen in shock and her older sister desperately calling for help. What happened next \u2014 who intervened, how the dog was stopped, and the condition the child was found in \u2014 is something officials are still piecing together. But those closest to the family say there\u2019s one detail no one expected\u2026 and it may change how the entire incident is viewed&#8230; WATCH VIDEO BELOW \ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"featured-image page-header-image-single grid-container grid-parent\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews79.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/thumb-2025-11-18T113029.323.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnews79.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/thumb-2025-11-18T113029.323.jpg 650w, https:\/\/globalnews79.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/thumb-2025-11-18T113029.323-300x162.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"351\" \/><\/div>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">A 9-year-old girl is now recovering from terrifying, life-altering injuries after a sudden dog attack outside her family\u2019s home \u2014 an attack so violent that neighbors say \u201cthe entire street was screaming.\u201d The little girl had simply been sitting on the steps with her 13-year-old sister, waiting to be picked up, when the dog lunged without warning and clamped onto her face.<\/h1>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\"><span class=\"posted-on\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-11-18T11:30:00+07:00\">18\/11\/2025<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">A 9-year-old girl is recovering from serious injuries after being attacked by a dog outside her home in Alabama.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">On Friday, Nov. 7, Delyla McCay was waiting with her 13-year-old sister McKenzie on the steps of their Hanceville apartment to be picked up by their dad when a dog \u201cgrabbed\u201d her face, according to local news outlet\u00a0WHNT.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The blue heeler canine was being walked by a child, who allegedly \u201cgot scared and dropped\u201d its leash when the attack occurred,\u00a0Cleveland 19 News\u00a0reported. Another teenager tried to get the dog off Delyla, but the animal attacked her a second time, per the outlet.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Delyla was airlifted to a children\u2019s hospital after sustaining severe injuries to her face, according to a\u00a0GoFundMe\u00a0set up by her mother, Katie McCay.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cMcKenzie said afterwards, everybody was just screaming. Delyla actually wasn\u2019t screaming. She was in shock,\u201d Katie told Cleveland 19 News.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In photos shared on the GoFundMe page, Delyla is seen with a bruised, swollen and bloody face with stitches around her nose, mouth, cheeks and top lip.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">She is required to have plastic surgery and rabies shots as a result of her injuries, according to her mom Katie.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cWith me having insurance for her, I figured we\u2019d be okay, but in co-pays alone over the weekend, we\u2019ve spent $300,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThat\u2019s not including what\u2019s coming for\u00a0the helicopter ride, the plastic surgeon appointment on Thursday, and the general surgeon appointment on Friday, on top of the ER visits for her rabies shots because only the ER carries it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_1-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/_EQIqWG8RaN4G3XJAhNBnwBKI4I=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1059x645:1061x647):format(webp)\/Cullman-County-Animal-Control-111525-666c32f413f94655aca0a6d4fe12c3ad.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/_EQIqWG8RaN4G3XJAhNBnwBKI4I=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1059x645:1061x647):format(webp)\/Cullman-County-Animal-Control-111525-666c32f413f94655aca0a6d4fe12c3ad.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"Cullman County Animal Control\/\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/_EQIqWG8RaN4G3XJAhNBnwBKI4I=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1059x645:1061x647):format(webp)\/Cullman-County-Animal-Control-111525-666c32f413f94655aca0a6d4fe12c3ad.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/_EQIqWG8RaN4G3XJAhNBnwBKI4I=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1059x645:1061x647):format(webp)\/Cullman-County-Animal-Control-111525-666c32f413f94655aca0a6d4fe12c3ad.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Cullman County Animal Control.<\/span>Cullman County Animal Control\/Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Katie said the incident has been \u201coverwhelming\u201d for the family. \u201cHer dad\u2019s had to get her a special shower head, a water flosser to rinse her mouth because her top lip is detached,\u201d she wrote on GoFundMe.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The page has currently raised $8,600 towards covering hospital and recovery costs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The incident has been reported to Cullman County Animal Control (CCAC) , Katie told Cleveland 19 News.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cI\u2019ve never dealt with nothing like that in my life, and I just wouldn\u2019t wish it on anybody,\u201d she shared with the outlet. \u201c\u2026There\u2019s a lot of people that ask, \u2018What was she doing to the dog? 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