A 75-year-old Montreal woman says she is considering legal action after being mutilated by a llama while visiting a B.C. petting zoo.

France Pilotte's daughter and grandson watched in horror last week as a llama knocked her down from behind and began trampling on her at Krause Berry Farms.

"My right elbow was broken, my arms, my hip and my knee," Pilotte told CTV News from her hospital bed. "It's unbelievable, it's like a nightmare. All I see is the jump now."

Pilotte says she was inside a pen feeding animals grains she had just bought from the farm when the animal struck.

Daughter Sandy Philpott rushed to save her, with her 18-month-old toddler still in her arms.

"You could hear her bones crush," Philpott said. "It was just so loud, I'll never forget."

Pilotte remains in hospital more than a week after the July 28 attack, and is expected to be bedridden for another six to eight weeks. Her family worries she may never walk again.

Farm owner Alf Krause issued a statement to CTV News Friday saying he regrets what happened and wishes Pilotte "a speedy recovery."

Krause said his staff accompanied her family to hospital after the attack and remained with Philpott's daughter for more than two hours while Pilotte was being admitted.

"For over 38 years, without incident, our focus has been to ensure our guests have a safe enjoyable time while experiencing a working family farm," Krause wrote.

The llama is secured in a separate pen during visiting hours now, he said, and a sign has been installed indicating that animals must be fed from outside the pen's fence from now on.

Jody Henderson, who works with llamas at the Vancouver Zoo, says the attack is unusual – but likely spurred by the grains Pilotte was holding.

"I'm sure that's what caused the animal to react as it did," Henderson said, adding that the farm owners couldn't have predicted the incident.

But Pilotte thinks they should have been more cautious, and is sharing her story as a warning to others.

"If I was not between my daughter and my grandchild, my grandchild would be dead," she said.

With a report from CTV British Columbia's Bhinder Sajan