14 DAY TRIAL // I don't know about you, but I for one have to admit that I am a sucker for animal rescue stories, especially if they have a happy ending.
Hence, I could not help but share the news about how an emergency hysterectomy – and the vet who performed it, of course – must be credited for saving a chicken's life.
Huffington Post tells us that, while Myrtle the chicken was undergoing a monthly vet exam, it was discovered that the bird had a total of 11 eggs stuck inside its body.
Ellie Laks, the founder of The Gentle Barn, i.e. an animal sanctuary in California, where Myrtle currently lives, explains that, by the looks of it, the bird was unable to push the eggs out itself.
Looking to save its life, doctors got 6-year-old Myrtle into surgery, and removed the eggs themselves.
Prior to the intervention, the bird was fairly thin. This was because the eggs were pressing on its internal organs, and made it impossible for the chicken to feed properly.
Now that they have been removed, it is expected that Myrtle will soon make a full recovery and regain its curves.
According to Ellie Laks, this chicken hatched in a classroom, and, before arriving at The Gentle Barn, spent some time living at an animal shelter.