A dog that impaled itself on a rusty metal bar has astounded her vets and owner after making a miraculous recovery in a matter of days.
Poppy the labrador is lucky to be alive after falling onto the bar that was sticking out of the ground.
The horror injury happened while the dog was running around in a woodland area in Bury St Edmunds, in Suffolk earlier this month.
The thick metal pole went right through the Poppy’s body and out of the other end – leaving her stuck.
Fire crews were called to the scene to cut her free. She was rushed to Swayne and Partners vets who performed emergency surgery to remove the bar before keeping her in intensive care for two days.
X-Ray images show how the pole just narrowly avoided piercing any of Poppy’s vital organs.
The gruesome injury to Poppy the labrador happened while she was running around woodland in Bury St Edmunds, in Suffolk, earlier this month
X-rays showed the rusty metal pole had passed straight through the black labrador – but miraculously missed any of Poppy’s vital organs
And after just two weeks, Poppy (pictured) has made a full recovery, stunning her vets and owner
Now, two weeks later, the lucky labrador has made a full recovery – leaving her vets and owner, Sally Rawlings, stunned.
Posting an update on social media, the pooch’s vets wrote: ‘Not much surprises our Bury St Edmunds team, but this day certainly did.
‘Our team were called to assist the fire service with a rescue.
‘Poor Poppy had been running in the woods and unwittingly ran into a solid metal bar sticking out of the ground.
‘The bar had passed straight through her body and out the other side, leaving her firmly stuck.
‘When our team arrived on the scene, Poppy and her owners were amazingly calm.
‘Claire and Laura sedated Poppy, allowing the fire service to safely cut her free.
‘Poppy was then rushed back to the practice, where it was all hands on deck to get her to x-ray to assess the damage, and then into emergency surgery to safely remove the rest of the bar.
The labrador was running around woodland when she fell on the bar, which had been poking out of the ground.
Firefighters were involved in the operation to rescue her, pictured
Poppy was rushed to Swayne and Partners vets who performed emergency surgery to remove the pole before keeping her in intensive care for two days
The X-ray showed just how close the bar came to piercing Poppy’s vital organs, with the pole pictured just inches away from ripping through her intestines
Poppy’s owner, Sally Rawlings (pictured) praised everyone who helped rescue and treat her beloved pet
‘Incredibly, the bar had missed all of Poppy’s vital organs, and after two days of intensive care from our nursing team, she was home with her family.
‘Two weeks later, she has made a full recovery and has even been to visit the firefighters who rescued her.’
They added: ‘Poppy has been the perfect patient from start to finish, and her owners deserve a medal for keeping a cool head in an incredibly nerve-wracking situation.’
The post gained over 2,000 likes and hundreds of comments from animal lovers who were shocked by the graphic images and surprised at how lucky Poppy had been.
One person said: ‘Poor poppy.
So lucky, and brilliant team work.’
Another wrote: ‘I’m amazed that it didn’t cause more damage, well done to everyone involved, and to her owners for keeping such a level head.
‘I would have been a mess to be honest, but it’s amazing how you go into automatic drive when you’re in a crisis.
I bet the shock set in after though. So glad Poppy is on the mend.’
A third commented: ‘If that happened to my dog I think I’d pass out. And I’m a vet.
‘Well done to them and satucash to the team, removing that must have been nerve-wracking.’
Poppy’s owner Sally said: ‘We will never be able to thank all involved enough for what they did that day for our poppy, hero’s all of them.
‘She is doing really well, [she’s] certainly got some impressive scars to show everyone.
‘It was an awful experience, but she was brilliant throughout the whole thing.’
