Six-legged puppy left abandoned in a B&M 蓄える／店 car park has 設立する her forever home after 外科 to 除去する her extra 四肢s

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A puppy, who 以前 had six 脚s and was left abandoned in a supermarket car park, has 設立する her forever home.?

Anatomically unique Ariel, a spaniel puppy, was 設立する outside a B&M in Pembroke town centre in September last year and 指名するd after the redheaded protagonist of The Little Mermaid.

Staff at Fenton Vets 指名するd her after the Disney iteration of the character because her extra 脚s were 部分的に／不公平に fused together, giving an 外見 reminiscent of a mermaid tail.

The then 11-week-old puppy was 設立する in 苦しめる at the 蓄える／店 and was taken to Greenacres 救助（する） 近づく Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, by the 会議's dog warden.

However, in a happy turn of events, a 最近の 地位，任命する by Greenacres 救助（する） 発表するd that Ariel has finally 設立する her forever home, 説: 'We are 絶対 thrilled to 発表する that Ariel has been 公式に 可決する・採択するd.

Ariel the once-six-legged Spaniel (pictured), who was 溝へはまらせる／不時着するd in a B&M car park, has 設立する her forever home?

The 地位，任命する continued: 'This incredible story began 支援する in September 2023 when a young, six-legged pup was discovered abandoned in a car park.?

'Ariel's resilience and spirit 逮捕（する）d the attention of people 世界的な, with マスコミ ニュース報道 reaching as far as Australia.

'Since her 発見, Ariel has been on a remarkable 旅行, filled with 非常に／多数の vet visits, ざっと目を通すs, 外科s, specialist referrals, physiotherapy 開会／開廷／会期s, and マスコミ 外見s on 無線で通信する, TV, and newspapers.?

'The outpouring of support from our 信奉者s has been 圧倒的な, and today, we are delighted to 発表する that Ariel has been 公式に 可決する・採択するd.

'We 延長する our 深く心に感じた 感謝 to everyone who played a part in transforming this once discarded pup into a beloved pet.?

'A special thank you goes to June, Ariel's foster mother, whose dedication, care, and energy have been instrumental in Ariel's incredible 変形. Thank you for joining us on this 奮起させるing 旅行 of love and hope.'

After 存在 設立する in the 蓄える／店 car park, vets' 初期の 査察 showed the puppy had birth defects, 含むing two extra 脚s and two vulvas.

その上の 医療の examinations 設立する that she was also 行方不明の a 腎臓 and had a malformed pelvis.

Ariel, pictured with her new family outside her forever home, has experienced a change in 運命／宿命 after 存在 溝へはまらせる／不時着するd in a car park

After の近くに 医療の 査察, vets discovered that Ariel - pictured after 外科 - had two vulvas and was 行方不明の a 腎臓?

Greenacres 救助（する） 近づく Haverfordwest 開始する，打ち上げるd a fundraising 控訴，上告 to cover the costs of her 外科 after she was taken in by a foster family.

The （選挙などの）運動をする raised £15,000 for Ariel, enabling her to を受ける critica l 外科s to 除去する her extra hind 脚s.??

She then went under the knife earlier in January ? and the 操作／手術 was a 完全にする success, with the vets 説 the pup 'took it all in her stride'.

'Both 手続きs went 井戸／弁護士席, and remarkably, Ariel was walking and eating by the next day,' said 経営者／支配人 Mikey Lawlor, 42, of Greenacres 救助（する）.

'It was 決定的な that we 避けるd any 地位，任命する-operative 感染s, but she's been in the best 手渡すs,' he 追加するd.

Ariel's 回復 was supported by 非常に／多数の vet visits, specialised 外科s, and 広範囲にわたる physiotherapy.

'She's bounced 支援する and is a happy little dog. We hope she goes on to lead a fabulous life,' said 外科医 Aaron Lutchman, who led Ariel's 医療の team at Langford Vets Small Animal Referral Hospital, Somerset.

Greenacres 救助（する） took to Facebook to 発表する the happy news that Ariel has 設立する her forever home?

外科医s Aaron Lutchman (left) and Ed Friend carried out the 操作／手術 to 除去する Ariel's extra 脚s after a fundraiser was able to cover the costs

At the time of Ariel's 外科, a spokesperson for Greenacres 救助（する） said: 'Her 付加 四肢s have been 除去するd.

'Thankfully having the CT images meant they did not discover anything 予期しない and although it wasn't a 正規の／正選手 amputation it was "uneventful".

'When we spoke (to the vets) she was in 回復, having lots of love and fuss from the nursing team but all be 安心させるd she's doing 井戸／弁護士席. We really hope she will now have an 平易な and quick 回復.'

Greenacres boss Mikey Lawlor had 以前 表明するd 恐れるs that Ariel might lose one of her normal 支援する 脚s during the 外科.

The 付加 脚s 株d a 選び出す／独身 thigh bone that 分裂（する） into two 向こうずね bones at the 膝 共同の, but they were not 機能の.

Vicki 黒人／ボイコット, hospital director at Langford Vets Small Animal Referral Hospital, 追加するd: 'Ariel was a 複雑にするd little dog whose care 要求するd の近くに 共同 across a number of our specialist led teams 含むing orthopaedics, soft tissue 外科, anaesthesia and radiology.

'We are delighted such a lovely dog has 回復するd from her 外科 井戸／弁護士席. As part of the University of Bristol we are a centre committed to career-long learning and are proud to innovate and 扱う／治療する pets like Ariel.

'Ariel deservedly has many 充てるd 支持者s. It was a 広大な／多数の／重要な 楽しみ to 扱う／治療する her and work with Greenacres 救助（する）.'

Ariel's story 逮捕（する）d the hearts of hundreds who lined up to 可決する・採択する her; Greenacres boss Mr Lawlor said she was 'very 脅すd and timid' when she was brought in.