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| Dog shot in head by crossbow wins PDSA survivor award | Dog shot in head by crossbow wins PDSA survivor award |
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| A dog that was shot in the head by a crossbow has been given an award. | A dog that was shot in the head by a crossbow has been given an award. |
| Staffordshire bull terrier Ziggy was found with a 50cm (20in) crossbow bolt sticking out of his head in October 2014, near Wansford, Peterborough. | Staffordshire bull terrier Ziggy was found with a 50cm (20in) crossbow bolt sticking out of his head in October 2014, near Wansford, Peterborough. |
| He survived the attack and an operation to remove the bolt, which narrowly missed his eyes and brain. | He survived the attack and an operation to remove the bolt, which narrowly missed his eyes and brain. |
| Vet charity PDSA gave Ziggy the Pet Survivor 2015 award, saying it was a "one-in-a-million chance that he survived". | Vet charity PDSA gave Ziggy the Pet Survivor 2015 award, saying it was a "one-in-a-million chance that he survived". |
| Ziggy, who is now three years old, was found in woodland and, despite his injuries, was still "bright, friendly and wagging his tail", the PDSA said. | Ziggy, who is now three years old, was found in woodland and, despite his injuries, was still "bright, friendly and wagging his tail", the PDSA said. |
| Cees Bennett, who treated Ziggy, said: "X-rays revealed that the bolt had deflected off the exterior of his skull, miraculously missing all vital blood vessels, nerves, his eye and ear canal. | Cees Bennett, who treated Ziggy, said: "X-rays revealed that the bolt had deflected off the exterior of his skull, miraculously missing all vital blood vessels, nerves, his eye and ear canal. |
| "Ziggy's recovery was nothing short of astonishing. Within two weeks of having the surgery it was hard to tell that anything had ever happened to him." | "Ziggy's recovery was nothing short of astonishing. Within two weeks of having the surgery it was hard to tell that anything had ever happened to him." |
| He has since been rehomed in Watford. | |
| Dominic O'Hare, one of Ziggy's new owners, said the award was a "tribute to his amazing survival spirit". | |
| "Ziggy is such an incredible dog," Mr O'Hare said. | |
| "Despite everything he's been through, he's still incredibly trusting and affectionate." |