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Niall Harbison@NiallHarbison · May 14, 2026

This might be the most remarkable dog story I’ve ever shared. I’m utterly stunned. It all started 56 days ago when a…

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A dog named Friday was shot and became paralyzed, but was secretly pregnant at the time. A veterinary team performed an emergency C-section 56 days later and successfully delivered 4 healthy puppies, with the mother and newborns now thriving under dedicated care.

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    This might be the most remarkable dog story I’ve ever shared. I’m utterly stunned. It all started 56 days ago when a dog came into us who had been shot… (1/7) 🧵

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    She had people who cared for her and they asked to use our hospital. We were able to get the bullets out but sadly she was paralyzed. Luckily the kind locals agreed to care for her for life. Then the plot twist came… (2/7)

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    They called the dog Friday. 2 days ago they messaged in shock saying she was pregnant. Indeed she was. The disabled dog had been carrying the puppies and became pregnant a couple of days before being shot (3/7)

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    With very little time to spare our team were able to perform a C section. There were 5 puppies. 1 sadly died and was outside the uterus. 4 puppies were born this afternoon (4/7)

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    It certainly wasn’t straightforward but to see life come out of a disabled dog that had been shot had us all In shock (5/7)

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    Mum made it through the operation. There is a full plan to support her given she is disabled to avoid accidents like crushing etc. The vets dogs think any dogs would have survived without the surgery (6/7)

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    I thought I’d seen it all with helping dogs. Very proud of mum Friday and the team for bringing new life into the world In the most unfortunate circumstances. Unbelievable scenes (7/7)