Six-Legged Fawn discovered after Dog Attack
Now this is something that I have never seen and I want to pass this along. There is some speculation on how this happened and i would be curious to see just what the Veteranarian and the University of Georgia come up with.
By: Rick Kratzke
A six-legged fawn is recovering at West Rome Animal Clinic after sustaining minor injuries this weekend during an attack by two dogs. By Brittany Hannah / RN-T
A six-legged fawn was recovered in the Everett Springs community this weekend after it sustained injuries from two dogs.
Melissa and Alan Dunagan were out walking when their dogs chased the fawn, separating it from its mother. “It wasn’t until after we put the dogs back in the house and were about to release the fawn that we realized it had six legs,” said Melissa Dunagan.
“It received minor injuries from the dogs, but is now recovering at West Rome Animal Clinic and doing quite well,” said George Gallagher, a professor of Animal Science at Berry College.
“It is really an anomaly,” said West Rome Animal Clinic veterinarian Dan Pate. “It appears it had an identical twin that didn’t form all the way.”
Because of the injuries the fawn received, one of its two tails was amputated.
X-rays show the fawn has two distinct pelvises. To walk, the fawn uses one leg from each pelvis.
“Somehow it has a fairly normal gait, although the center legs seem to get in the way,” said Pate.
By Elizabeth Cady / Rome News-Tribune Staff Writer
amazing story … thanks for the post ! great to see the fawn is doing well !
July 26th, 2008 at 11:17 am
sarrah, thanks for stopping by and commenting. It truly is an odd site to see for sure but, like you I am glad it is doing well.
July 26th, 2008 at 10:26 pm