Paralysed puppy dragged her legs for MILES in desperate attempt to seek help

A puppy who was left paralysed by a horrific injury was forced to drag herself for several miles to find someone to help her.

Poppy suffered a crushed spine that left her two back legs completely unusable, thought to have been the result of being trampled by an animal.

The seven-month-old pup seemed to have health with her debilitating condition for weeks or even months before she started to drag herself to find help.

She went for miles before finally coming across an elephant research camp in the northern Okavango region of Botswana, where worker Amanda Strong spotted her.

Unbelievably, the pup – who was completely alone – managed to avoid predators like lions, hyenas and other predators on her way to the camp, that was situated in a remote region.

Amanda told The Dodo: “She came crawling – literally crawling, because her back legs were completely immobilised – into our research camp.

“She was unable to walk, but full of love and seeking help.”

Staff at the camp took care of Poppy for several days before they made the eight-hour journey to the nearest vet, who decided that surgery on her spine would eventually be needed.

Amanda added: “He said the chances were ‘slim’ she could make it through the surgery or recovery afterward.

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“But she had so much life in her, and I knew we needed to honour her will to live and the hard fight she had already fought to find us and stay alive.

“I couldn’t agree to euthanise her.”

A GoFundMe page has now been set up to raise funds for the life-saving surgery as soon as Poppy is strong enough.

Top pic: Amanda Stronza/GoFundMe