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That dog needs to get together with this dog and they can build an indoor water park.

 

Dog in Missouri receives lifesaving kidney from one of her ‘hero’ puppies, family says

Dog with failing kidneys receives miracle donation
A dog in St. Louis recently received a lifesaving gift from one of her puppies.

A few years ago, Star and her litter of 13 puppies were found in a box in southern Missouri. The mom was dehydrated and malnourished, local news station Fox 2 reported.

When Star and her puppies were taken to Murphy Animal Hospital in High Ridge, veterinarians there determined she was in advanced kidney failure -- a near-death experience Star somehow managed to survive. She was then adopted by the owner of the animal hospital, Shannon Flegle, and many of her puppies went to homes in the St. Louis area.

But over the summer, Star began to vomit and refused to eat. The dog’s condition continued to worsen, and tests later showed Star’s kidneys were again in failure.

In order to save Star’s life, veterinarians determined the dog would need a kidney transplant -- which could only be performed if the dog could find the perfect match, much like in humans.

That’s when Elsa, one of Star’s puppies found in the box a few years ago, came to the rescue.

"It just really seemed like she picked us at the time," Jenny Murray, Elsa’s owner, told the news station.

After consulting with her husband and children, the family decided to see if Elsa would be a match for Star.

“This is Elsa’s chance to save her mom, and they’re like, ‘Oh so she’s a hero!’” Murray told Fox 2 of her children’s reaction.

Elsa was a match and the two dogs underwent a successful surgery, which was performed by a veterinarian in Wisconsin, in October.

Both pups are on the mend and are “expected to live normal lives” going forward, Fox 2 reported.

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/d...dney-from-one-of-her-hero-puppies-family-says

 

Did the dog give permission to have it's kidney removed and then transplanted? I want to see the signature.

 

Yes, he did.

 

I just have to tell this story.
When I was a kid growing up in Oswego, Oregon, I had a dog we named Tonto, after the Lone Ranger's faithful Indian companion. Tonto was a monster German Shepard. He weighed 150 lbs. He used to go everywhere with me, fishing, swimming, riding my bike all over town. He would even gallop behind the car when we went to the local store. He followed me to school and stayed there until the bell rang signalling time to go home. When I went floating out on the lake with an innertube for a flotation device he would go out there with me allowing me to grab his tail so he could pull me around. When we moved to Portland there was a huge fire of some sort of large building somewhere around 19th and Irving or there abouts. He followed me, me on my bike. When I got home, I noticed he was nowhere to be found. OMG, I worried myself sick over him when suddenly after about three days or so, he just shows up. You've never seen a little boy so happy.
Then, I guess he ate something bad and got deathly sick. We took him to the vet where he stayed for a few days. I went to visit him once and he was terribly happy to see me. Shortly thereafter he died at the vet's place. I must have cried endlessly for one or two months. It was like losing someone in my immediate family. I know full well that he would have gladly given his life to save me should the need have arisen.
To this day, 60 years later, I think of him and I smile and then a tear rolls down my cheek. A little boy never loved a dog more.

 

Photoshop? Must be.