A California woman was saved from a mountain lion attack by her heroic dog

• A California woman was walking her dog when she was attacked by a mountain lion.

• The woman’s dog, a Belgian Malinois, jumped in to protect her and was seriously injured in the attack.

• “My dog ​​is my hero and I owe her my life,” she said.

A California woman who was attacked by a mountain lion said her dog jumped to her aid to protect her.

Erin Wilson, 24, who lives in Trinity County, a remote region of northwestern California, was on her way to the river when a mountain lion charged at her and scratched her through her jacket, according to the Sacramento Bee.

Wilson said she called for her dog, Eva, a 2½-year-old, 55-pound Belgian Malinois, who jumped in to defend her from the cougar.

“They fought for a few seconds and then I heard her start to cry,” Wilson told the newspaper. “Then the cat clung to her skull.”

Wilson tried to separate the mountain lion from her dog by hitting the animal with rocks, sticks and her fists, she told the newspaper.

Eventually, Wilson flagged down a passing driver who helped her scare the lion away by spraying it with pepper spray.

In a GoFundMe for her hero dog, Wilson said Eva was seriously injured in the attack and suffered convulsions in the car during the hour-long drive to the vet.

The dog suffered from a fractured skull, a puncture in her sinuses and severe swelling around her eye, and Wilson said she was raising funds for the dog’s vet bills. She was expected home on Friday.

In her latest update on GoFundMe, Wilson wrote that the dog is doing much better and will likely come home soon.

“My dog ​​is my hero and I owe her my life,” Wilson wrote.

According to Widllife’s Colorado chapter, which produced a video, lion attacks on humans are rare and have caused few deaths in North America in more than 100 years: “What to do if you encounter a mountain lion?”

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