Rescued close to death in a rubbish tip.. Dillon the pooch with four pawsthetic legs
amazing dog Dillon is and agreed to do all he could to get him back on his feet. Now there is no stopping Dillon.”
Dillon was found close to death on the tip in Dnipropetrovsk in October 2015.
Lyn said: “It’s thought he belonged to hunters who decided to get rid of him. They tied his paws with wire and threw him into the rubbish at a dump that isn’t staffed on a regular basis.
“It’s believed he was there for between a week and 10 days before he was found. By that time he was in a terrible state. Staff at the dump thought someone had thrown an old coat on the rubbish, then the ‘coat’ groaned.”
Lyn heard of Dillon’s plight just weeks later, as he recovered from the op to remove his legs. She said: “I used to work at an animal charity so I heard about Dillon via Facebook.
“I phoned lots of vet hospitals, but they all turned their back on him. One vet even phoned the SSPCA suggesting that prolonging Dillon’s life was an animal cruelty case.”
Lyn took the dog to see Scott Rigg at a vet hospital in Newburgh, Aberdeenshire. He assessed Dillon and agreed to treat his wounds and work on getting him four new legs.
She also contacted OrthoPets UK, who make prosthetic legs for animals.
Lyn, who allowed Dillon’s first steps to be filmed for BBC Alba series Vets, said: “Scott made moulds of Dillon’s stumps that were sent to America so his new legs would attach comfortably.
“From the first moment they were put on last summer, he was keen to start running about.”
Lyn, who spent almost £ 8000 on saving Dillon, added: “Other dog owners in the area all know Dillon now, so no one bats an eye at the sight of him in his stroller or going about either with or without his new legs. “He is an amazing dog and I’m so proud of him.”