A paralysed dog has been given "a second chance" after a leading team of Chester vets got him walking again thanks to a pioneering new 3D-printed spine. Six-month-old Arthur was unable to walk after his limbs suddenly became weak, meaning he would keep collapsing. Owner Natalie Jones took her beloved Cockapoo to her local general practice vets where she was told that Arthur’s prognosis was poor.
It was recommended that he immediately be taken to Chestergates Veterinary Hospital in Dunkirk, near Chester . Boasting one of the UK’s leading teams of veterinary neurologists, they conducted MRI scans and X-rays of his spine to see if they could identify the problem. They established that a section of Arthur’s spine was not properly connected together, which had been caused by instability of his first and second cervical vertebrae.
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