Little girl, 6, savaged by pit bull in Maine leaving her with 1,000 stitches in her face

A six-year-old Maine girl will never be able to smile again after being mauled in a savage pit bull attack that left her with more than 1,000 stitches in her face and neck.

Little Lily Norton was on a playdate at a friend’s house when the horrifying attack occurred. The pit bull, who was being watched by her friend’s mother- leapt at the youngster and mauled her little face- when her friend walked away from the table to get a deck of cards for them to play with.

A relative in a GoFundMe wrote that ‘the dog had Lily in her mouth.’

Lily was rushed to a local hospital and than flown to Boston Children’s Hospital on Saturday for emergency surgery that took 11 hours and a massive amount of stitches from below her eyes to under her chin.

CJ Pitcher, a family friend who created the fundraiser for Lily told the Sun Journal that ‘her salivary glands aren’t working … and doctors said she won’t be able to smile again … muscles are too damaged.’

A family friend told Sun Journal that Lily will ‘never be able to smile again,’ due to the extensive damage she sustained from the attack 

A picture of Children’s Hospital Boston where Lily was flown to on Saturday and underwent an 11-hour surgery 

He told the news outlet that that the dog that attacked Lily was a neighbor’s relative’s dog, and that neighbor was watching the dog. 

It is unclear where the dog was taken after the attack.

Doctors have put Lily on a breathing tube for the next week to keep her sedated and help her to heal and prevent her from scratching at her face.

Dorothy Norton has been at her daughter’s bedside since the attack, as Lily’s father, Leo, is back in Chesterfield, a small town in Maine that has a population of less than 1,500, to care for their other children.

The attack was being investigated by Animal Control Officers.

Lily’s mother was grateful for the outpouring of support since the attack and gave an update on her daughter’s health.

‘She’s still sedated because she has a breathing tube in. But other than that, she’s really good. She looks really good,’ Dorothy said, News Center Maine reported.

A photo of Lily all bundled up 

Another pretty photo of Lily wearing pig tails and a cute dress with rainbows and a ballerina skirt

Lily titling her head in pose as she smiles at the camera looking so sweet 

A GoFundMe was arranged by a family friend to help the family with Lily’s medical and their travel expenses.

‘This poor sweet little girl has had her life changed forever,’ the post read. 

‘She’s only 6. Not to mention her parents life has now been flip over. They have a long road of recovery and hospital visits. They will be enduring a lot of traveling in the future years to come from Maine to Boston for their daughters care.’

‘We are asking for any and all help we can get for this family and help them ease some of the expenses that this terrible tragedy put them in.. my heart goes out to the Norton family especially the beautiful little Lily.’

As of Monday night, nearly $64,000 has been raised surpassing their initial goal of $6,500.