Labrador Retriever Was The First Dog To Undergo Open-Heart Surgery In The UK!

It may be fairly common among humans, but the first open-heart surgery on a dog happened only recently. A Labrador retriever was the first dog to undergo open-heart surgery in the United Kingdom.

In true Labrador style, Mabel stuck her tongue out and wagged her tail when she became the first dog in the world to have her life saved by the procedure.

The three-year-old dog from Leicestershire in England suffered from congenital tricuspid dysplasia, which meant that the key valves in her heart were fused together.

This condition led her to suffer extreme exhaustion and heart failure since her ventricles only had two very small holes for blood to flow through. Her mom knew something wasn’t right when 3 1/2 year old Mabel was much slower than a dog more than 3 times her age so she pushed on for tests and discovered Mabel had a rather serious condition.

Luckily, everything turned out well for Mabel in an incredible story.

Watch the video below to see the full story!

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