FORT LAUDERDALE – A 7-year-old boy is recovering in the hospital after being attacked by a pit bull outside his home on Tuesday afternoon, according to authorities and family members.

Paramedics responded to the Lauderdale Manors neighborhood after the dog attacked the child, a witness said. The boy's father told CBS News Miami his son will need seven to 10 stitches and is traumatized by the incident.

Neighbor rushed to help child

Neighbor Vonda Kates said she saw the boy run to her porch after the attack.

"When the dog attacked, he ran straight through my gate and sat on my porch, and he was shaking," Kates said. "I'm like, calm down, baby, calm down."

Kates, who has medical training, said she treated the boy's wounds with peroxide and gauze until help arrived.

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