Baby Mauled By Ferrets - About 25 per cent of a one-month-old baby's face is gone after being mauled by her family's two pet ferrets who escaped from their cages when no adults was present.
The sad incident happened on Thursday afternoon while little Skyy Isabelle Fraime was left in a car seat on the floor of her parents' dining room at their house located in Darby Borough, Pennsylvania.
According to reports, Skyy's mother, Jessica Benales left her momentarily in order to use the bathroom upstairs. Her father, Burnie Fraime was already asleep upstairs.
The parents heard the baby screaming and rushed downstairs- upon arrival, they saw the ferrets running away and discovered that Skyy's had been eaten up.
"She kept yelling, Oh God! Help me! The baby is saying!" Fraime said of his wife's reaction.
"I went over to grab the baby, and then the baby's...half the face was messed up from the ferret. So I called 911 immediately."
Authorities responded to the call and arrived at the Popular Street home at 3:30 p.m. - the infant was immediately rushed to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where she underwent surgery as doctors tried to reconstruct her face.
"This is the worst I've ever seen," borough Police Chief Robert Smythe said. "I thought I've seen everything. This child, the center of (her) face is missing. Her nose was gone, (and so was) part of her cheek and part of her lip. I don't know how much of that got replaced."
Although doctors say she will need many more surgeries in the future, they have fixed two stents into her nose to help her breathe. She is in a stable condition and in intensive care.
Reports indicate that 5 children under the age of 5 live in the household, which according to Smythe, has serious problems.
"The parents, I believe, have problems," he said." They are challenged. They can't take care of these kids."
The rest of Skyy's siblings have been taken to live with other family members as authorities begin their investigation into the awful and unfortunate incident.
Children's and Youth Services and Department of Welfare officials would be investigating the circumstances that led to the baby being mauled by ferrets. Criminal charges are pending.
The ferrets which Skyy's parents say have never shown any sign of aggression have been euthanized, while all other animals have been removed from the house.
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