Spanish Oddities
Spanish animal organisation finds dog alive with a bullet and dozens of gunshot pellets in her body
By m.p.
Feb 28, 2008 - 3:59 PM

The animal welfare organisation El Refugio is looking for a new home for Birmania, a four year old mongrel dog who, after she was found, was admitted to the organisation’s clinic for sterilisation. Vets there later confirmed that she had lost the sight in her left eye to a gunshot pellet, but there was no evidence of any other physical injury on an initial visual examination.

The surprise came in x-rays taken prior to the operation, which revealed a bullet lodged on one side of her body, together with more than 70 gunshot pellets. El Refugio said they often come across dogs with pellets still inside their body, but have never found as many as on this occasion. They said she has been very lucky.

Birmania was found on a finca in Toledo province in January, along with her eight puppies.

The x-ray of Birmania taken by vets at El Refugio. Photo - www.elrefugio.org