A JACK Russell terrier has survived after being poisoned and buried alive - and
he can thank the man who saw the ground wiggle.
The dog, named Ethan, had a whole chain of saviours: the man who dug him up,
firefighters and a veterinarian who nursed him back to life.
Sabrina Zamora, president of an animal association in Charleville-Mezieres,
200 kilometres north of Paris, said Friday the little dog was "flat as a
pancake" Tuesday when he was dug up from his grave Tuesday near a lakeside
pedestrian path. "It's extraordinary. We only see this in TV movies," said veterinarian
Philippe Michon. "He came back to life and without a scratch. It's rather
miraculous."
The vet said when firemen brought the dirt-covered terrier to his office "he
was completely cold, he was barely breathing."
Dr Michon used hot water bottles to warm up Ethan's seemingly lifeless body.
The dog was so cold his veins had collapsed and it was hard to find one to
hydrate him but within 24 hours the dog was back on his feet. According to the veterinarian and Ms Zamora, a man walking by just happened
to see the ground moving - an apparent result of convulsions from the dog's
poisoning. The man then got a shovel and dug the dog up. Ethan was identified through a microchip that showed all this happened on his
third birthday. His owner says he had given the dog away but police are investigating, Ms
Zamora said. "(Ethan) had an unbelievable chain of luck," Dr Michon said. "If the ground
hadn't trembled, no one would have taken a shovel to it."
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