New Zealand doctors say a 7-year-old Japanese girl was bitten about 100 times during a dog mauling that has horrified many in the South Pacific nation.
Zac Moaveni, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital, told reporters Friday that the girl, Sakurako Uehara, would likely need repeated surgeries until she was a grown woman.
The girl remained in a critical but stable condition Friday.
The dogs have been euthanized.
Police tell us she was attacked Monday by four Staffordshire bull terrier-cross dogs in the North Island town of Murupara while her family was visiting friends who owned the animals.
Concerned residents have donated over 100,000 New Zealand dollars ($85,000) to help the family.
Police are investigating whether to lay criminal charges against the dog owners or anyone else.