Exceptionally rare 5-legged puppy wows Wisconsin shelter: 'Never seen anything like this'

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Exceptionally rare 5-legged puppy wows Wisconsin shelter: 'Never seen anything like this'
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Bella's extremely rare congenital anomaly causes the duplication of bones, resulting in an extra leg inside her right hind leg.

Bella is no ordinary pup. Maybe it's because she's the first five-legged dog a Wisconsin animal shelter has ever seen in their 145-year history.The 6-month-old puppy was recently surrendered to the Wisconsin Humane Society's Kenosha campus. She’s one of the few documented cases of dimelia in a dog – ever, the shelter said."I’ve never seen anything like this in a dog," said Nancy Weiss, the shelter's medical director. "Her radiographs are quite extraordinary.

"We were all just as floored as you likely are when we saw the X-rays," the shelter exclaimed.SEE IT: 'GRUMPY' CAT SHOWS LITTLE GRATITUDE AFTER RESCUE FROM TIGHT SQUEEZEThe condition causes an abnormal gait while she walks or runs, the shelter said, as they sought advice from a surgical specialist.

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