A BERNESE Mountain Dog had Supervet viewers in tears after he was admitted to Irish vet Noel Fitzpatrick's treatment centre in Surrey.
The 14-month-old, seven stone Guinness arrived as an emergency case, unable to move his back legs.
Guinness had previously been treated for a spinal infection, however no spinal reflexes and his inability to move his legs led Laois native Noel Fitzpatrick to believe he had damage to his spinal cord.
(Picture: Channel 4)For his heartbroken owners, Alice and Glen, there were only two options; try everything to fix the pup, or put him to sleep.
Resolute to try and help Guinness, the owners and Noel decided give Guinness a series of scans which revealed he had an exploded disc in his back, which had leaked infectious pus onto his spinal cord.
(Picture: Channel 4)During surgery Noel reconstructed Guinness's spine using screws, clams and rods to build the scaffold between the healthy vertebrae.
While his surgery went well, after 11 days Guinness was still unable to move his back legs and viewers started rooting for him.
(Picture: Channel 4)Oh my god please be ok Guinness 😢 #Supervet
— Laura (@cheesy_badgers) May 11, 2017
Poor Guinness on #supervet . I hope he is going to be ok.😢
— Sarah Lane #FBPE #FBPA 🇪🇺 💙🐕🌲😷 (@SarahLane_5) May 11, 2017
Guinness is such a beautiful dog dog. Gorgeous. This is making me sad 😢 #supervet
— Nadine Erskine 💙💛🏳️🌈🐘🐬🎭 (@NadineErskine) May 11, 2017
However, the ever-pioneering vet decided to try Guinness in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber which is mostly used for re-oxygenating divers, but has also been shown to speed up the tissue and wound healing process.
(Picture: Channel 4)Finally, one month after his admittance and just days after using the oxygen chamber, Guinness could finally walk again - with just a little help.
(Picture: Channel 4)Soon he was back with his owners, and although moving a little slower, he was still able to walk on the beach.
(Picture: Channel 4)