An 11-year-old hearing-impaired boy from Oklahoma has his younger sister to thank for saving his life after a pack of vicious rottweilers mauled him over the weekend . Elijah McKenna suffered two wide , bloody gashes on his back of his head and numerous deep bite marks all over his face and body after his neighbor 's three dogs attacked him near his grandmother ’ s home in Moore , Oklahoma , Saturday . But the child 's family say if it were not for Elijah 's fearless 9-year-old sister , Alyssa , the special-needs boy most likely would have been dead . WARNING : GRAPHIC CONTENT . Scroll down for video . Heroic : Alyssa McKenna , 9 ( right ) , saved her 11-year-old brother , Elijah ( left ) from a pack of vicious dogs . Horrific injuries : The child , who is hearing-impaired , suffered deep cuts to his head ( left ) that required 40 staples ( left ) and injuries to his face ( left ) Mauled : The young boy was left with numerous deep bite marks all over his body . Vicious : This is one off the rottweilers believed to have attacked Elijah McKenna Saturday . As of Monday , they were still seen in a neighbor 's yard . Alyssa says she went outside to check on her sibling , who is deaf , when she heard his screams and spotted a trio of large rottweilers biting the child in the brush by a dirt road . Setting aside concerns for her own safety , Alyssa ran over and scared off the hounds so she could tend to Elijah . The wounded boy could stand up or walk on his own , so his little sister picked him up and carried him home . ‘ I was terrified , but I saved his life , ’ Alyssa told News Channel 4 . When Elijah was brought to a nearby hospital for treatment , he immediately went into surgery . The injured child , who turned 11 Tuesday , was later released home with 40 staples on his head . He is now learning to walk again . Justice : Rhianna Bravenec ( right ) , Alyssa and Elijah 's mother , said she wants all three dogs euthanized . Strong : The 9-year-old girl picked up her big brother and carried him home because he was unable to walk on his own after the attack . In recovery : Elijah , who celebrated his 11th birthday Tuesday , is now learning how to walk again . On Monday , the animals that attacked Elijah were still seen roaming around the neighbor 's yard . Dog owner Martin Tidwell said that what happened to the 9-year-old was terrible . Rhianna Bravenec , Alyssa and Elijah 's mother , said she wants all three dogs euthanized . The woman has another young daughter and a fourth child on the way . Tidwell said he has to wait until the end of a mandatory 10-day quarantine to put his pets down . Under state law , Tidwell is not required to euthanize his animals , but the man said he feels morally obligated to do so . Elijah 's family have set up a GoFundMe account hoping to raise $ 5,000 to help with his mounting medical bills .
Elijah McKenna , 11 , was mauled by neighbor 's three rottweilers in Oklahoma Saturday . His 9-year-old sister , Alyssa , came to his rescue by scaring off the dogs and carrying injured boy home . Score: 6