LONDON (AP) — A spaniel born with six legs that was discovered deserted in a grocery store car parking zone is now like different dogs after having her additional limbs surgically eliminated.
Ariel, who was named for “The Little Mermaid” character as a result of the extra appendage with two paws on the top seemed a flipper, ran via the grass Saturday as she adjusted to life on 4 legs.
“She is doing brilliantly,” stated Vicki Black, director of the Langford Vets Small Animal Referral Hospital, the place she was operated on Thursday.
The canine, who had a number of start defects, was discovered within the middle of Pembroke, Wales, in September. Greenacres Rescue took her in and raised funds for her surgical procedure.
Black stated the hospital, which is a part of the University of Bristol, had by no means seen a six-legged canine or carried out such an operation.
“Ariel was a complicated little dog,” Black stated. “We are a center committed to career-long learning and are proud to innovate and treat pets like Ariel.”
The additional legs prolonged from the precise hindquarter and gave the impression to be of no use, dangling beside her wagging tail, as she walked a bit awkwardly in a video shot earlier than the operation.
On Saturday as she was discharged, she took to the garden exterior the hospital with the dedication of a chook canine, nostril to the bottom and pulling on her leash.
