When paramedics arrived Tyler had a faint heartbeat and no pulse.
Doctors at Bay Medical Center stabilized him, then life-flighted him to Pensacola.
Wednesday, Tyler’s mother, Brandy Wilhite, posted an update on Facebook that said doctors will perform another CT scan to detect any swelling or fluid build-up around his brain.
Animal Control officers and sheriff's deputies seized a total of seven dogs (the two pit bulls involved in the attack along with a bulldog puppy, a dachshund and three more puppies) from the owner, Edward Daniels Jr.
At this point, the fate of the two dogs that attacked Tyler is uncertain.
"The next step is, we have to notify the owner that the animals will be euthanized in 10 days," said Valerie Sale, the Bay County public information officer.
That gives Daniels time to request a hearing.
This is not the first incident with these dogs.
"These dogs have gotten out several times and the owner has been cited previously," said Lt. Michael Branning with the Bay County Sheriff’s Department.
And in 2012 a young boy was bitten by one of Daniels' other dogs named Dude, also a bull dog mix.
"After that, the dog was declared dangerous and the owner decided to have him euthanized," said Sale.
Tyler's family has started a Tyler Jett Benefit Account to help with hospital bills. You can make a donation to any Hancock Bank.
(WJHG - April 4, 2013)
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