Con cóc khoảng 6 tuổi, cô ấy đã tìm đường đến nơi trú ẩn mà tôi đã làm việc vài năm trước. Toàn bộ nhân viên đã bị sốc trước sự xuất hiện của cô. Cô ấy cũng rất hung hăng khi bước vào. Một nhân viên nơi trú ẩn đã bịt miệng cô ấy và đưa cô ấy đến phòng khám thú y và trong khi cô ấy ở đó để được kiểm tra, nghe có vẻ ngốc nghếch nhưng theo nghĩa đen, chúng tôi đã giao tiếp bằng mắt và cô ấy ngay lập tức thư giãn.
Hôm đó tôi đưa cô ấy vào văn phòng của tôi để đánh giá cô ấy và cô ấy ngay lập tức bò vào lòng tôi. to lớn đáng sợ, trông điên rồ này, vừa trèo vào lòng tôi và tựa đầu vào vai tôi. Tôi đã nhận nuôi cô ấy và chúng tôi đã không thể tách rời kể từ đó.
She is the reason we started Mutt Misfits, our rescue organization dedicated to helping special needs, sick, injured and deformed pets at risk for euthanasia. We were founded by employees of the shelter in May 2017 after seeing what happens to the “misfit” dogs that are brought in and have saved about 200 dogs.
Yep. That’s 2 ears on Toad’s left side. So lift up one ear and BAM there’s an extra mouth. Equipped with teeth and saliva glands. Most people would be grossed out but the misfit group loves her even more for it.
The 2nd mouth does not have a jaw so she can not chew but the mouth does salivate and is connected to the first mouth. The 2nd mouth will drool after she eats a meal with her first mouth. She gets her extra mouth, which has three teeth, cleaned and teeth brushed by the vet every so often. We have heard many theories from vets on her deformity but most believe it was a twin she absorbed in the womb (do not overbreed dogs, this happens). She’s healthy and happy and has a good quality of life although she will not live as long as a healthy dog.
We took more X-rays of Toad’s skull. Now that we have had Toad for a long time and learned about her issues more than when we first met her, we are able to understand the X-rays a bit better. The first image shows how wonky her skull is shaped. She has an extra orbital bone around her eye socket, likely from the skull of the twin she absorbed in utero, which makes her skull extra bulbous. The red circle shows two sets of hyoid bones. The yellow shows how the vertebrae aren’t attached the way they are supposed to be. The green circle shows her extra trachea, which is not fully formed.
She’s a sweet and absolutely perfect girl who is extremely loved. If you would like to save the un-saveable by donating or adopting, check our website.