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Niall Harbison@NiallHarbison · Sep 1, 2025

I rescued Tank 3 weeks ago. Loving owners who were very poor and had absolutely no knowledge of what to do with that…

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A rescued dog named Tank had a severe digestive blockage and hernia that required emergency surgery after three weeks of treatment to stabilize him. The veterinary team successfully completed the complex 4-hour operation, though recovery will be slow and uncertain as Tank continues his fight to survive.

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  1. #1

    I rescued Tank 3 weeks ago. Loving owners who were very poor and had absolutely no knowledge of what to do with that expanding lump. What a journey… (1/7) 🧵

  2. #2

    He was in agony. It’s basically a hernia mixed with some other issues and all the poop is back up. He’s struggling to eat. Peeing was even an issue. That could have killed him (2/7)

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    Thankfully our team have been amazing. With a mixture of enema / laxatives and removing it by hand we got the blockages moving. (3/7)

  4. #4

    Tank needs a hugely complicated operation. But his blood work was so bad the vets said he would die if we operated. We needed to build him up first for 3 weeks (4/7)

  5. #5

    Yesterday he took a big turn for the worse. Despite not being ready for his operation we had no choice. It was either lose him or take a chance on the operation. Not an easy decision at all… (5/7)

  6. #6

    He went under the knife today. I’ve been worried sick all day but after 4 hours in surgery he made it. I heard skin grafts and other things mentioned. The vets told me it’s still a very dangerous time and recovery will be slow (6/7)

  7. #7

    Tank is a very good brave boy. He can have a long life ahead of him if this works out. Hoping to see him tomorrow when he comes around 🤞🤞🤞 (7/7)

  8. #8

    I’ll share my visit with him on my insta… instagram.com/niall.harbison A follow over there helps a lot 🥰🙏