Vet ensures a dog is not just for Christmas!
The recovery of a much-loved pet, who swallowed a bone that almost proved fatal, has been described as a ‘miracle before Christmas’ by her Galway owners.
Lily, a Pomeranian terrier cross, swallowed a bone of a leg of lamb, which ruptured her gut. The prognosis was not good, and it was expected that the seven-year-old would go to sleep.
But several weeks on from the incident and thanks to the care of Glenina Veterinary Clinic in Galway City, Lily has made a full recovery, and will spend another Christmas with her loving family, the Carrs of Carnmore.
“It happened on the Sunday of the county hurling final (November 10), the day the Carnmore hurlers were in the minor final,” recalled John Carr.
“We were expecting the worst. She wasn’t eating, she wasn’t drinking. But last Wednesday she came to me for food, a piece of ham. She’s started barking again at people who call to the house. She’s back to herself. She’s about 90% recovered. And it’s all down to the staff at Glenina Vets – I couldn’t praise them enough. It’s like a miracle before Christmas,” he said.
For more, read this week’s Connacht Tribune.
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