A 19-YEAR-OLD girl was left covered in blood and screaming in agony after a dog ripped open her arm in a terrifying attack.
Eden Moss, 19, suffered horrific puncture wounds after the hound pounced in Park End, , on Tuesday.
The clinical support worker was walking her Labrador-cross, Charlie, with her partner Rhys Readman when the nightmare unfolded near James Cook University Hospital.
A couple strolling in the opposite direction had a dog off its lead -described by Eden’s family as a grey Visla or similar breed.
But the dog then charged at Charlie, who was on a lead, snarling wildly.
As Eden bravely stepped in to protect her pup, the powerful hound lunged, sinking its into her forearm and shaking her around.
She screamed for help and a couple, who had a child in a pram with them, grabbed the dog away before reportedly heading in the other direction.
Eden was rushed to A&E for treatment, and urgently given antibiotics and injections.
But medics have been unable to stitch close the wound due to the risk of .
Following the Tuesday evening attack, Eden has been in severe pain and had to return to hospital after one of the wounds wouldn’t stop bleeding.
Medics told Eden the wound was deep and could have been a lot worse if it had cut into an artery.
Speaking to Teesside Live, Eden said: “I just can’t get it out my head. When [the medic] was cleaning it I looked and went all faint.
“She said all the colour had gone in my face and I felt like I was seconds away from fainting. I had a drink and it helped, I felt like I was going to be sick.”;
“I can’t even hold my phone in my hand anymore. I can’t pick anything up.
“I can’t put my arm in my sleeve it’s that painful. I’m going to be really cautious being around now, it’s put that fear right through me that it’s going to happen again.”;
Eden’s family have reported the incident toCleveland Police.
Now, her family are appealing for information, fearing the dog could strike again.
Her terrified mum, Nat Moss added: “She was covered in blood and they did nothing to try and help her.
“This dog has just attacked a person and they have a child in a pram with them. It is worrying that someone else, or even a child, could be injured.
“She has been very lucky really. It could have been her face or her neck or it could have been an artery in her arm – it just doesn’t bear thinking about.”;
A spokesperson for Cleveland confirmed: “[We] received a report that a dog had bitten a 19-year-old woman on the arm as she walked her dog near the blue bridge next to James Cook University Hospital, , on the evening of Tuesday May 6.
“The report was made to police on Wednesday May 7, and the woman had received hospital treatment for her injury.
“The dog is described as a large grey dog, possibly a Rhodesian Ridgeback or Visla wearing a collar.
“Enquiries are ongoing.”;
