Survivor of the year named - pet insurance for dogs

Posted : 17-04-2008

A dog who survived being impaled on a stick has been named the survivor of the year by a pet charity.

Six-year-old Border collie Fern received the PDSA's Pet Survivor of the Year after the charity heard her story of bravery.

The dog was injured after jumping in a river and landing on a ten-inch stick, receiving two broken ribs, a collapsed lung and ruptured intestines.

However, plucky Fern recovered after two operations and a blood transfusion and has since given birth to a litter of five pups.

Owners Barry Butcher and Clare Molyneux, who should have pet health insurance for their accident-prone animal, were "delighted" to receive the award.

Mr Butcher said: "This is a great way of celebrating her will and determination to survive."

"Fern's a member of the family and we couldn't bear the thought of losing her," added Ms Molyneux.

Other pets in the running for the award included a cat that was ill after eating rat poison.

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