Rescue shelter discover stray dog has a second mouth where her ear should be

Rescue shelter discover stray dog has a second mouth where her ear should be - and it even SALIVATES and has its own TEETH Five-year-old Toad arrived as a stray to the Oklahoma City Animal Welfare shelter She was then taken to Mutt Misfits where her second mouth was discovered Heather Hernandez, Toad's owner, said the mouth causes the pup very little pain

By Faith Ridler For Mailonline

Published: 12:03 GMT, 14 February 2019 | Updated: 12:06 GMT, 14 February 2019

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A rescue shelter discovered a stray dog had a second mouth growing on the side of her head - and it even had teeth and salivated.

The five-year-old mutt, Toad, arrived as a stray to the Oklahoma City Animal Welfare shelter.

She then made her way to Mutt Misfits, a nearby rescue centre for animals with major medical conditions, where they discovered her unusual second mouth in the spot where her ear should be.

The five-year-old mutt, named Toad, arrived as a stray to the Oklahoma City Animal Welfare shelter

The five-year-old mutt, named Toad, arrived as a stray to the Oklahoma City Animal Welfare shelter

Heather Hernandez, the charity's founder and Toad's owner, said: 'Immediately we recognized that she was very different to most dogs.  

'She was initially showing lots of aggression but once she and I got together, that all disappeared.

'Upon her initial intake exam at the shelter, our veterinarian originally thought she had extra ears.  

'But once we sedated her for her spay surgery, that's when we discovered that she actually only has one ear and two mouths!' 

She then made her way to Mutt Misfits, a nearby rescue centre for animals for major medical conditions, where they discovered her unusual second mouth in the spot where her ear should be

The mouth had 'several' teeth when it was first discovered and even salivates

She then made her way to Mutt Misfits, a nearby rescue centre for animals for major medical conditions, where they discovered her unusual second mouth in the spot where her ear should be

The second mouth is said to rarely cause Toad

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