A six-legged deer found in Floyd County last month has died.
“We did an autopsy, but we’re not sure exactly what happened," said Dr. Joey Gross, one of the two surgeons who operated on Spyder in Athens. "It’s very unfortunate, and you hate to go through that and not have him have a normal life, but we were glad to at least get the opportunity.”
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Spyder had surgery Aug. 18 at Mars Hill Animal Hospital and died two days later in what veterinarians called a “vascular accident.”
“It appears that something must have clotted in his cardio system, or he had some kind of stroke,” said Gross, one of the two surgeons who operated on Spyder.
Gross said Spyder appeared to be healing fine, and said the death was sudden.
“He was a very good natured animal, and people got attached to him very quickly,” Gross said.
Spyder was found in the Everett Springs community in late July by Alan and Melissa Dunagan. They rescued the deer from their dogs which tried to chase it, and Dr. Dan Pate at the West Rome Animal Clinic cared for it initially, along with George Gallagher, a professor of Animal Science at Berry College.
The deer then went to Athens to a private individual’s rehabilitation facility. The decision was made to amputate two of the deer’s extra legs to help it walk more normally.
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