Six-legged dog has surgery to remove her extra limbs | UK News

A six-legged puppy has undergone surgery to remove her extra limbs thanks to a fundraising appeal.

Ariel the spaniel puppy was found abandoned in a car park in Pembroke town centre, in Wales, last September.

She was taken to Greenacres Rescue charity, near Haverfordwest, and has since been cared for by a foster family.

Ariel was appropriately named after Disney’s Little Mermaid character because her partially fused extra back legs resembled a mermaid’s tail.

The surgery was successfully carried out at Langford Vets Small Animal Referral Hospital in Somerset.

A spokesman for the charity said: ‘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.’

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