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Her eyes may be bright and alert now, but Senna was hours from death only recently after being diagnosed with a rare blood condition.
Vets had tried everything from antibiotics to drips to halt her decline, save for one last treatment – a real-life blood hound.
Thanks to a donation of blood from Lottie, Senna was given a transfusion that ‘re-booted’ her immune system – and saved her life.
Senna the vizsla, left, had an incredibly rare blood condition and required a blood transfusion from Lottie the Airedale terrier, right, in a pioneering treatment
Vets had tried everything from antibiotics to drips to halt Senna's decline, save for one last treatment which they used with the pet only hours from death
The Royal Veterinary College’s Queen Mother Hospital for Animals in Hertfordshire, where the transfusion took place, brought them together to raise awareness of vital canine blood banks
The wire-haired vizsla and Airedale terrier met for the first time this week and, after having a good sniff of one another,
