I don't know what I want here, a hand-hold or a place to vent...
This morning, as I do every day, I let my dog outside and went to make a coffee. Within about a minute there was a massive commotion at the gate and she ran inside, yelping, with a large chunk of her ear missing. Next door's dog, who has form for having a go at her through the gate, had ripped her ear off - I found it on the ground by the gate. Obviously, I took her to the vet straightaway, but they couldn't reattach it, they just had to tidy up what was left. She's had the operation and is now at home, heavily sedated and bandaged up.
Neighbour is pretty unconcerned about it - their dog "wouldn't hurt a fly" and what do I expect them to do about it? Meanwhile, I have a traumatised dog with one ear missing, and a four-figure vet bill. I've had a whole bag of Twirl Bites and (purely medicinal) wine, and I still can't believe what's happened.
What should I do...? I'm completely at a loss here...