A six-legged puppy struggled to survive: 7 months later vets can't believe his transformation

In the city of Indianapolis, USA, a dog named Raga was born with six legs, an extra colon, four testicles and an extra penis.

By Emilie Heyl

Published on the 14/04/2022 09:00, Updated on the 03/05/2022 17:55

The vets who were present during Raga's birth said that most dogs born this way are stillborn or die very young.

But Anita, the hospital director at the VCA Advanced Veterinary Care Center in Indiana, saw the puppy fight to live and to grow. She didn’t want to give up on Raga.

Some of Raga's organs were functioning well, but his body wasn't clearing feces and that required him to be hospitalised and take strong antibiotics to clear infections.

Ragga had to go through many surgeries

Raga underwent surgery last December to remove extra limbs and pelvis.

Then in February, the strong pooch had another operation to remove most of the abnormal internal organs, including the extra penis and several urinary tracts.

A further operation is planned to remove the last two testicles buried in his abdomen.

Today, Raga is a healthy dog of about seven months old who is thriving alongside her owner!

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You’re such a little fighter Raga - you deserve the best this world can offer.

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Posted by IndyStar on Thursday, April 7, 2022

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Emilie Heyl

Emilie Heyl is the UK country manager at Wamiz. She was born in Southampton and has studied communications and journalism in Paris. She has always loved dogs and cats and she knows she will have a dog one day, when the time is right. In the meantime she loves to take care of her colleague’s dogs and has been voted best pet-sitter at the office. She feels lucky to be able to write about pets all day and she never stops being amazed about these wonderful creatures.