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A six-legged canine who was discovered deserted in a carpark has undergone surgical procedure to take away her further limbs.
Ariel, a spaniel puppy, was present in Pembroke city centre in September final yr and after a fundraising attraction was in a position to have surgical procedure.
The canine was taken in by the Greenacres Rescue charity, close to Haverfordwest, and has been cared for by a foster household.
She was named after Disney’s Little Mermaid character as a result of her partially fused further again legs resembled a mermaid’s tail.
Ariel, who was born with a number of beginning defects, was operated on at Langford Vets Small Animal Referral Hospital in Somerset.
(Langford Vets Small Animal Referral Hospital/University of Bristol/PA Wire)
A spokesman for the charity mentioned: “Her additional limbs have been removed. Thankfully having the CT images meant they did not discover anything unexpected and although it wasn’t a regular amputation it was ‘uneventful’.
“When we spoke she was in recovery, having lots of love and fuss from the nursing team but all be reassured she’s doing well.
“We really hope she will now have an easy and quick recovery.”
Vicki Black, hospital director at Langford Vets Small Animal Referral Hospital, added: “Ariel was a complicated little dog whose care required close collaboration across a number of our specialist led teams including orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery, anaesthesia and radiology.
“We are delighted such a lovely dog has recovered from her surgery well.
“As part of the University of Bristol we are a centre committed to career-long learning and are proud to innovate and treat pets like Ariel.
“Ariel deservedly has many devoted supporters, it was a great pleasure to treat her and work with Greenacres Rescue.”
