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erman Shepherd Bella was just nine months old when she suffered multiple skull fractures in the smash which left her head “like a jigsaw puzzle”. But she has made a full recovery after vets used titanium mesh in pioneering two-hour reconstruction surgery.
Brave face pup Bella with owner Maria
Owner Maria Williams, 49, said: “You can barely see she’s even had surgery. She has a tiny little scar under her eye, but you can hardly notice it.
“We all call Bella the super dog. I don’t think there’s many other pets that could survive what she’s been through.”
The high-tech surgery — reminiscent of the op to rebuild injured astronaut Col Steve Austin in 1970s TV show The Six Million Dollar Man — saw vets stabilise her jaw and palate with a wire frame.
Her face was then reconstructed with the mesh, only ever previously used in the UK for brain and cancer surgery.
Bella was able to eat by herself within two days and had the dental frame removed weeks later.
“We all call Bella the super dog. I don’t think there’s many other pets that could survive what she’s been through.”
The high-tech surgery — reminiscent of the op to rebuild injured astronaut Col Steve Austin in 1970s TV show The Six Million Dollar Man — saw vets stabilise her jaw and palate with a wire frame.
Her face was then reconstructed with the mesh, only ever previously used in the UK for brain and cancer surgery.
Bella was able to eat by herself within two days and had the dental frame removed weeks later.
Bruised Bella after a pioneering operation
The op was carried out by Rosario Vallefuoco and Ines Gordo at Derby’s Pride Veterinary Centre.
Treatment would have cost £8,000 but the clinic capped it at £6,000. Maria’s insurance covered up to only £1,000.
Rosario said: “When we saw the CT scan of Bella’s face, it was like looking at a jigsaw puzzle.
“To our knowledge, this is the first time this type of surgery has been done in the UK on a trauma case in a dog.”
Treatment would have cost £8,000 but the clinic capped it at £6,000. Maria’s insurance covered up to only £1,000.
Rosario said: “When we saw the CT scan of Bella’s face, it was like looking at a jigsaw puzzle.
“To our knowledge, this is the first time this type of surgery has been done in the UK on a trauma case in a dog.”
Megan, 8, with 'superdog' Bella
Mum-of-two Maria, a shop supervisor from Belper, Derbys, said she had been looking after her three grandchildren, including eight-year-old Megan, when the youngest opened the front door to let relatives in.
She recalled: “Bella bolted out straight into the road and was hit by the motorbike.
“All I could see was Bella’s face pouring with blood. It looked like her jaw had fallen off — every bone in her face was smashed. We’re so grateful to the vets.”
She recalled: “Bella bolted out straight into the road and was hit by the motorbike.
“All I could see was Bella’s face pouring with blood. It looked like her jaw had fallen off — every bone in her face was smashed. We’re so grateful to the vets.”
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