TikTok police dog shot twice during car chase beats odds with miracle survival
Arlo the K9 police dog was shot twice during a police chase with his handler last week, forcing vets to put him through an eight-hour op as a bullet became lodged in his spine
Arlow was critically injured and shot twice during a police chase, leaving him critically ill (Image: Oregon State University)
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Spinal surgery saves life of Washington K9 officer
Veterinary surgeons at Oregon State University performed surgery to fuse K9 Arlo’s vertebrae after he was shot during a police chase
January 19, 2021
Photo courtesy Oregon State University
A K9 officer that was shot twice while on duty is back on his feet after undergoing eight hours of complex surgery at Oregon State University’s (OSU’s) Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine.
Arlo, the newest member of the Thurston County Sheriff Office K9 unit, was first rushed to Newaukum Valley Veterinary Services in Chehalis, Wash., after suffering two bullet wounds during a police chase in Washington State on Jan. 13.
TikTok favorite K-9 Officer Arlo receives surgery for bullet wound at OSU veterinary hospital
January 18, 2021
CORVALLIS, Ore. Following eight hours of complex surgery at Oregon State University’s Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine, Thurston County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Officer Arlo was walking with assistance Saturday morning after being treated for two bullet wounds suffered in a police chase in Washington state.
K-9 Arlo has amassed more than 642,000 TikTok followers in just over a year on the job.
“It’s a miracle that Arlo’s still alive,” said Dr. Jen Warnock, the orthopedic veterinary surgeon who repaired the bone damage to Arlo’s vertebrae. “The C6 vertebra was shattered; the bullet missed an artery that would’ve killed him by a millimeter; it could’ve destroyed his carotid artery.
Updated: 6:31 PM PST January 16, 2021
THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. Arlo, the TikTok famous Thurston County Sheriff K-9 officer, had surgery to remove a bullet from near his spine. He was shot twice in the line of duty on Jan. 13.
The pup had a fever that spiked right before his scheduled surgery, but thankfully after eight hours under the knife at Oregon State University s Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine, the K-9 officer was walking with assistance on Saturday.
Arlo s more than 600,000 TikTok fans will be relieved to know he has a renewed lease on life after having only a 60% chance at surviving the procedure.