A six-legged canine discovered deserted in a parking lot has undergone surgical procedure in Somerset to take away her further limbs. Ariel, a spaniel puppy, was discovered with a number of delivery defects in Pembroke city centre final September and was capable of have the required surgical procedure after a profitable fundraising marketing campaign.
She was named after the Disney Little Mermaid character as a result of her partially fused further again legs resembled a mermaid’s tail. She was taken in by the Greenacres Rescue charity, close to Haverfordwest and has been sorted by a foster household.
Ariel underwent the profitable operation at Langford Vets Small Animal Referral Hospital the place her further limbs have been eliminated. A spokesperson for the vets mentioned she has been recovering properly after her ordeal.
A spokesman for the charity mentioned: “Her further limbs have been eliminated. Thankfully having the CT photographs meant they didn’t uncover something surprising and though it wasn’t an everyday 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 an advanced little canine whose care required shut collaboration throughout various our specialist led groups together with orthopaedics, delicate tissue surgical procedure, anaesthesia and radiology.
“We are delighted such a stunning canine has recovered from her surgical procedure properly.
“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.”
