A Scots canine might lose its life after tearing its leg open whereas chasing a squirrel on a stroll.
One-year-old Irish Wolfhound Rags will should be put to sleep if costly pores and skin graft remedy to avoid wasting her leg does not work as she is simply too giant a breed to reside with solely three legs.
Devastated proprietor Heather Wilson, 55, has already racked up a £3,000 medical invoice for remedy up to now, as her poorly pet wanted stitches, antibiotics, painkillers and bandages.
Employees at County Vets in Ayr hoped that Rags' leg would heal by itself, however the wound stays eight-weeks after the horror accident and their final resort is now a pores and skin graft.
The process at Now Vets in Glasgow might value as much as £10,000 and if it does not work Rags will should be put down.
Heartbroken neighbour and pal Lisa Murray, 34, was strolling Rags on the time of the accident.
She instructed the File: "Heather lives subsequent door to me and our different pal lives subsequent door as effectively.
"There may be three of us and we've 5 canine between us so we take turns strolling them. I had them out and two of the canine took after a squirrel however I did not assume a lot of it.
"Rags had a squeal and got here again down. The pores and skin on her leg was fully gone and there was blood in every single place. It was horrendous.
"Her leg regarded prefer it was going to fall off. We had been up to now down the woods that she needed to stroll half a mile to get to a automobile so I might take her to the vets."
Rags was racing up a hill when her leg hit off a small tree stump and ripped open.
She was shortly taken to an out of hours appointment on the vets who stitched up the wound and later bandaged her leg.
Employees hoped the wound would heal however there was little change within the eight-weeks for the reason that accident.
In any other case wholesome, Rags' proprietor is petrified of the chance she might be put to sleep as she can not afford the pores and skin graft and could be unable to pay for something additional.
Lisa has now launched a fundraising web page to assist pay for remedy and save Rags' life.
She stated: "Rags is simply too large a canine to go on three legs. If we do not get this pores and skin graft accomplished or it does not take then she is going to should be put to sleep.
"She is such a beautiful natured canine and so light. It might be heartbreaking to see a younger, wholesome canine get put down."
Donations to the fundraising web page will be made by clicking right here.
Do not miss the most recent information from round Scotland and past - Signal as much as our each day e-newsletter right here.