Cheetah's best friend: Loyal dog stays by his best pal's side to help the cheetah cub recover from surgery on his legs http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2745820/Cheetahs-best-friend-Dog-stays-best-pals-undergoes-surgery.html A puppy proved to be a loyal friend to her best mate a cheetah cub after she kept a vigil by his bedside following surgery to repair a growth abnormality in the little cub’s legs. The puppy called Raina was a tower of strength for her friend Ruuxa, a male cheetah, who had an operation at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park to fix a condition which causes bow legs. Loyal Raina, a Rhodesian ridgeback puppy was by her pal's side constantly and even accompanied him to see the veterinarian on Wednesday to make sure he was comfortable before the operation. After the surgery, the puppy stayed close by as her friend's anaesthetic began to wear off, according to zoo officials. The male cheetah cub suffered from a condition where the growth plate in the ulna stopped growing before the radius which caused a bowing of limbs. But he needn’t have worried, as he received full support from Raina, who even lay down in the operating room as the operation took place.

• published: 07 Sep 2014
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