Posted on 03/13/2020 5:00:12 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A golden retriever puppy in Michigan has been branded a "unicorn" due to an unusual facial feature: having only a single ear, positioned on the top of her head.
Rae - "ear" spelled backward - was brought to Family Friends Veterinary Hospital in Grand Rapids as a newborn because she required emergency surgery.
The now-12-week-old puppy is now in the care of Brianna Aardema, who was one of the people caring for Rae at the hospital.
"The minute I saw her, I knew I wanted to raise her and be there for her even though I knew the road to recovery wouldn't always be easy," Aardema told ABC's Good Morning America.
Rae was dubbed a "unicorn" by hospital staff due to her unusual ear, and she soon found viral fame thanks to a video on TikTok and an Instagram account.
Aardema said there is no name for Rae's condition. She said the dog's existing ear was originally on the side of her head, but started rising to the top after her surgery.
"She's amazingly brave tough little girl who has the most confidence of any puppy I've known," Aardema said.
Would make more sense to call it a tri-auricular puppy.
Oops- make that a bi-auricular puppy.
Or, for those who read beyond the headline, a uni-aucular puppy.
Busted.
My dog, part lab, was born with three legs and a short catcher’s mitt -like limb where leg 4 should have been. I took him because I hoped he would be easier to keep up with on walks. At first, he was not slowed down at all by just 3 legs. He could do everything any other dog could do, with the addition of being able to catch and carry a ball in his mitt. But the way he had to hold his body to balance on three legs eventually took its toll and slowed him down every time a weather front blew through, like an old man.
Beautiful story. Thank you for posting something nice :)
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