I was at our vet's this evening and overheard an emergency case they handled yesterday evening.
Apparently, an owner had brought in her pet dog (not sure whether it's a Golden Retriever or Labrador, but it's one of those) with two crushed legs. The story goes (thus have I heard) that the owner came back and the automatic gate opened. The dog ran out. The owner gave chase but the dog was faster. By the time the owner came back to the house, the dog had returned on its own, but was bleeding profusely on the legs.
The owner rushed the poor dog to the vet's at closing time, and two vets and the vet assistant carried out emergency surgery until late at night. No wonder I saw lights when I passed the clinic at about 9pm. They were there with the dog until 11pm.
It's amazing, but they managed to save one leg by joining back the bones and as for the other leg, part of the bone had to be cut off but they managed to save that leg as well.
This evening, the owner came to visit the dog and I overheard the vet saying that the dog is already up and running.