ASCHAE’s DogBlog

Source: WCNC.com, July 24, 2009

Lilly the five-legged dog now has four legs and is recovering at home after a successful surgery.

The 7-week-old Chihuahua is finally doing what puppies do — playing constantly and chewing on nearly everything.

“Something that simple changed her life,” said Allyson Siegel, Lilly’s owner.

Up until Thursday, Lilly had a fifth leg. Her future was uncertain as a Coney Island freak show owner fought to add her as one of his acts.

Siegel knew she had no choice. She took Lilly in to have the fifth leg removed.

“She did wonderful,” Siegel said. “The surgeon said she woke up quicker than they thought. She’s running quicker than they thought. She is a ball of fire.”

The 3-pound puppy captured the country’s heart with her story.

“I’m getting an incredible amount of calls and e-mails,” Siegel said. “I think people are looking at this story and looking at Lilly and saying, ‘She’s got a heart, too,’ and so they’re connecting with her.”

“I hope the whole thing is over and I hope that she is just going to have a normal life and we all go back to living the way we were,” Siegel said.

But this story may not be over yet. The freak show owner has said he may sue to get ownership of Lilly.