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Does the resiliency of animals amaze you?  Have you noticed how dogs, cats, horses and other animals seem to maintain a confident demeanor in the face sickness and injuries?  We have come across some remarkable stories of how dogs “toughed” it out through a myriad of illnesses, surgeries, and injuries to beat the odds and become fully functional four-legged furry family members.  Our pop culture spotlight for today is one of those dogs.

His name is Mac, and he is a walking miracle who lives in the United Kingdom!  Mac is a Golden Retriever, belonging to a lady named Margaret Sills, who was on holiday with her in 2009 when he encountered his worst nightmare at the tender age of one year old.  They were walking along, enjoying the weather and companionship on a hillside on the Isle of Wight, when suddenly, Mac spotted a rabbit.  Being the good little Golden Retriever that he is, he gave in to his instinct and took chase, through a bush and right over the edge of a cliff!  At that precise moment, Mac became a “flying” dog, free-falling and coming to an uncomfortable and dangerous rest on a pile of rocks approximately 40 feet below.    

On that day in July 2009, it took rescuers over three hours to reach him, enlisting the aid of the Coast Guard to transport him to a veterinary hospital in the Isle of Wight, where he remained for several days.  They took him to Broadway Veterinary Hospital in Peterborough, England where his treatment continued for a collapsed lung, broken front legs and a bruised pelvis.   Margaret Sills, Mac’s owner, can’t be thankful enough for the efforts of the various medical staff who performed two surgeries on her precious pooch to repair the fractures in his legs, in which they inserted metal plates and splints to support those essential front legs.

Medical professionals told her it would take weeks or months to see if their treatment would allow Mac to regain full function of his limbs.  Throughout the painful ordeal, Mac kept a positive and loving attitude, bestowing kisses on everyone within reach as he experienced the necessary treatment and healed from his injuries.  Margaret says that the splints haven’t slowed him down much but adds that his hopeful and cooperative attitude has been an inspiration to all who come into contact with him.