Read it again: A woman says she was running with her dog Monday in Nederland when a mountain lion attacked and severely injured the pet, which is now recovering at home.
The dog, a pit bull named Talia, suffered a skull fracture and puncture wounds on her head and neck, according to an account of the attack on aAfter the incident, Talia spent the night at the Boulder Animal Hospital.
Romano is described on the GoFundMe page as a single mom, a dance teacher and a massage therapist. Romano and Talia are longtime running partners.“Talia has holes all over her and a stitched up huge gash on her inner thigh where the lion tried to open her up,” Romano wrote in a public post on her Facebook page. “I’m so lucky to have my little pit still with us.”
The mountain lion population in the foothills of Boulder County is very healthy, said Jason Clay, a Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman.Pending further review of the incident, Clay could not comment specifically about Monday’s attack, but in general, “it’s not uncommon for mountain lions to have interaction with pets,” Clay said. “Mountain lions will take pets as a prey source. They are opportunistic hunters.
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