An Oklahoma City man was arrested Wednesday on complaints of neglect by a caretaker and cruelty to animals after the house he shared with his mother and 11 dogs was found filled with animal waste.

David Pilcher, 44, was arrested after police, Department of Human Services and county health officials went to the house at 2812 NW 16. Pilcher’s 64-year-old mother was taken to a hospital for evaluation. Officials said Thursday she was doing well.

"They found deplorable conditions once they got there. There was reportedly feces and urine from animals that was all over the house, even in the bathtub. Basically you couldn’t go anywhere without coming into contact with this type of filth,” Oklahoma City police Sgt. Jennifer Wardlow said.

A police report noted Pilcher complained after his arrest about dirty floors at the jail. Inmates complained about the stench when officers brought Pilcher in, the report said.

When officials spoke to the woman, they saw what appeared to be animal waste on her shirt. She wasn’t sure what day, month or year it was, Wardlow said. The report stated the woman was unable to care for her own needs and interests.

Troy Skow, an environmental field supervisor for the Oklahoma City-County Health Department, said 11 pit bull terriers were running freely through the house.

"I didn’t see any furniture or any carpet,” Skow said. "There was nothing except a cage in the living room. Basically we had wood floors or plywood floors throughout the house that were saturated with dog urine.”

The dogs were taken by animal welfare officials, Skow said.

Skow said the woman’s bedroom was not as bad as the rest of the house.

"She had a bed in there and carpet and everything and it looked OK, but it was kind of separate from everything else. So it kind of looked like a woman’s bedroom in the middle of a dog kennel.”

Pilcher told police he thought he was taking adequate care of his mother.

"He never indicated to officers that he believed that there was any type of problem with the living conditions at the house,” Wardlow said.

Pilcher was in the Oklahoma County jail on Thursday with bail set at $23,000. He has prior convictions of violating a protective order and possessing a firearm, according to court records.

Neighbor Jeremy Moad said he did not have a neighborly relationship with Pilcher or his mother.

"They just seemed real unkempt. That house has been kind of an eyesore,” Moad said.

Even though Moad saw the house wasn’t being taken care of, he said he didn’t realize how bad the situation was.