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Dam plunge dog reunited with vet who saved her life | Dam plunge dog reunited with vet who saved her life |
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A dog which was seriously injured after plunging 60ft down a dam has been reunited for the first time with the vet who saved her life. | A dog which was seriously injured after plunging 60ft down a dam has been reunited for the first time with the vet who saved her life. |
Cocker Spaniel Darcy had an emergency operation to remove her spleen after the fall in Glascarnoch Dam in the Highlands in July. | Cocker Spaniel Darcy had an emergency operation to remove her spleen after the fall in Glascarnoch Dam in the Highlands in July. |
Veterinary surgeon Hal Drummond said the two-year-old, from Kellas near Dundee, had made an "amazing" recovery. | Veterinary surgeon Hal Drummond said the two-year-old, from Kellas near Dundee, had made an "amazing" recovery. |
Darcy sustained a shattered femur, leg and pelvis fractures in the fall. | Darcy sustained a shattered femur, leg and pelvis fractures in the fall. |
She was announced on Wednesday as the only Scottish finalist in the PDSA Pet Survivor Awards 2016. | She was announced on Wednesday as the only Scottish finalist in the PDSA Pet Survivor Awards 2016. |
Mr Drummond said he was delighted to be reunited with Darcy. | Mr Drummond said he was delighted to be reunited with Darcy. |
He said: "It's amazing to see her doing so well. | He said: "It's amazing to see her doing so well. |
"I didn't think she'd be walking nearly as well as she is. | |
"Both ops have been a great success and she's done amazing just to recover from it." | "Both ops have been a great success and she's done amazing just to recover from it." |
The vet said that when Darcy was first brought to the team at Conanvet in Dingwall, it was uncertain whether she would survive. | The vet said that when Darcy was first brought to the team at Conanvet in Dingwall, it was uncertain whether she would survive. |
He said: "There was a very guarded prognosis at the time, but it was a group effort by the whole practice. | He said: "There was a very guarded prognosis at the time, but it was a group effort by the whole practice. |
"She was collapsed and in shock and obviously her legs were in a bad way. | "She was collapsed and in shock and obviously her legs were in a bad way. |
"There was quite a lot of blood in her abdomen, so we had to take her to surgery straight away." | "There was quite a lot of blood in her abdomen, so we had to take her to surgery straight away." |
Darcy has undergone months of rehabilitation in Dundee and is on the way to a full recovery. | Darcy has undergone months of rehabilitation in Dundee and is on the way to a full recovery. |
Owner Gordon Lyon said: "Given the nature and severity of the injuries she suffered we thought on a number of occasions that she wouldn't be with us at all. | Owner Gordon Lyon said: "Given the nature and severity of the injuries she suffered we thought on a number of occasions that she wouldn't be with us at all. |
"To see her running around like this is nothing short of miraculous. | "To see her running around like this is nothing short of miraculous. |
"It's blown us away, what she's had to cope with and how much she's actually come through." | "It's blown us away, what she's had to cope with and how much she's actually come through." |
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