Puppy with multiple birth defects undergoes specialist surgery
Ariel is a gorgeous Cocker Spaniel puppy that was referred to Langford Vets from Greenacres Rescue.
She was born with multiple birth defects including six legs and two vulvas. After being sadly abandoned in Pembroke town centre, she was rescued by Greenacres and initially managed by her local vets, Fenton Vets and the SMART Clinic before being referred to the specialists at Langford Vets in Bristol for investigations and definitive surgery. Ariel had her surgery this week to remove her extra legs. The procedure went very well and Ariel took it all in her stride. Here she is pictured after her surgery with surgeons Aaron Lutchman and Ed Friend.
She was born with multiple birth defects including six legs and two vulvas. After being sadly abandoned in Pembroke town centre, she was rescued by Greenacres and initially managed by her local vets, Fenton Vets and the SMART Clinic before being referred to the specialists at Langford Vets in Bristol for investigations and definitive surgery. Ariel had her surgery this week to remove her extra legs. The procedure went very well and Ariel took it all in her stride. Here she is pictured after her surgery with surgeons Aaron Lutchman and Ed Friend.
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.
Over the coming weeks we will be sharing Ariel's case study and following her recovery.
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