Surgery for puppy thrown out window

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A puppy has been thrown 5 metres out of a bedroom window by a woman in Kingswood



Injured puppy

Kyza the staffy puppy, who suffered a broken leg, chipped teeth and suspected internal injuries, is having surgery. Picture: Cameron Richardson
Source: The Daily Telegraph




LESS than two days after he was allegedly thrown from a bedroom window, Kyza the puppy is undergoing surgery to mend his broken bones.


The eight-month old Ridgevack Staffordshire Cross is now having surgery at the large Animal Referral Hospital in Homebush to repair a broken leg and suspected elbow fractures.

The puppy was allegedly thrown from the bedroom window of a Kingswood unit on Monday evening by his owner Lily Maihi, 24.

The impact of the two-storey fall left him ”crying”, ”distressed” and ”disorientated” according to specialist surgeon Sarah Goldsmid who has spent yesterday and today caring for him.

The vet clinic are performing all of Kyza’s surgery and scans for free – but since his plight was revealed, both they and The Daily Telegraph have been inundated with calls from people wishing to adopt him.

Dr Goldsmid said the puppy will need ”lots of TLC” but should make a full recovery from his injuries within a few months.

The puppy’s owner was refused bail amid accusations she threw the dog out a first-floor window at her western Sydney unit.

The owner, Lily Maihi, named the eight-month-old ridgeback-staffordshire cross Kyza – but he has been nicknamed “Will” by police for his gutsy determination to survive.

He was left with a broken leg, broken teeth and internal injuries after Maihi allegedly tossed him about 5m on to a concrete driveway.

Parramatta Bail Court was told Maihi, 24, bought the dog from a neighbour three months ago for $30. She appeared yesterday, charged with torturing, beating or seriously injuring an animal.

Two friends chastised her about not cleaning up her dog’s mess on her Kingswood unit’s balcony on Boxing Day, the court heard.

It is alleged an intoxicated and “aggressive” Maihi then “picked up the dog by its collar” and took him into her bedroom where, using two hands, she threw him out the window.

“The dog gave a loud yelp, but remained motionless,” documents tendered to the court claimed.

A witness went to check on the dog, but was allegedly confronted by Maihi. Documents allege Maihi then “took hold of one of the dog’s paws and began to pull it. When the witness yelled at the accused to leave the dog alone, she stated ‘don’t worry, it’s my dog’.”

She then allegedly went to a phone box and called police to say “I threw my dog out the bedroom window”.

Maihi was arrested and held at Penrith police station overnight where she allegedly again told officers: “Yes, I threw my dog out the bedroom window.”

While she applied for bail, it was refused, with the registrar noting that she is currently on two good behaviour bonds and only recently completed a suspended jail sentence.

As news spread of the dog’s ordeal yesterday, specialist surgeon at the Animal Referral Hospital in Baulkham Hills, Sarah Goldsmid, and her team began fielding calls from people, including some from interstate, who offered to adopt him.

He arrived at the hospital covered in fleas and in desperate need of care, love and affection, Dr Goldsmid said.

“When he came in he was a bit disorientated from hitting his head and he was crying,” she said.

Maihi will face Parramatta Local Court tomorrow.

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