“Miracle” Puppy Beats the Odds

By Amy Sinatra Ayres

A Colorado veterinarian is crediting a holiday miracle with the unlikely survival of a puppy at the Aurora Animal Shelter. Dr. Nicole Bartley said a small dog was brought in to the shelter on Monday, struggling with labor.

After a quick examination, Bartley determined that an emergency C-section was needed because the puppy was too large for the mom to give birth naturally, and the dog had been in labor for a long time. There was a lot of infection, and little chance for the pup to survive. The technicians tried to help the puppy, but when it didn't breathe, they shifted their attention to the mom, and to try to rid her of infection. It was 45 minutes later when "we heard a sound from the inside the blanket where the puppy had been wrapped.

It was alive! And crying for its mama!" Bartley wrote on Facebook. "It should not have been possible for that puppy to be alive that much later when we couldn't get it to respond right away." So, the staff named the newborn Miracle, and she and her mom headed to foster care in time for Christmas. They will be available for adoption in February. - Watch it at Denver's ABC 7 News

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