Unfortunately, the clinic in Amman did not have the ability to save Tam-Tam, and his only hope would be to cross into Israel for treatment. Luckily, the Israeli clinic went the extra mile for this dog, sending someone to drive to the border to pick up Tam-Tam, as its owners had no time to spare, even if that meant sending their precious pooch far from home. After a CT scan at the Israeli clinic confirmed Tam-Tam’s condition, an emergency surgery lasting two hours proved successful, the Jordanian dog was able to slowly recover over the last few days and is now able to move its hind legs. A full recovery is expected over the next couple of weeks.
Said the doctor who performed the surgery, Dr. Uri Segal, “Tam-Tam was no different than any dog that comes to us for medical treatment, the only difference being that while most owners can come and visit the dog in the hospital almost every day, his owners in Jordan received regular updates by e-mail us and on the phone.”
The extraordinary story ends back in Jordan, when Tam-Tam was reunited with his family after an eventful few days.
