A paralysed dog has miraculously learned to walk again after it was bedridden for six months.
Puco, two, could barely move from his bed after he was diagnosed with hereditary paraparesis, a neurological disease that weakens and stiffens the leg muscles.
Ken Jhay Empleo, his owner, patiently nursed the dog back to health.
Ken said his pooch had also suffered from heatstroke prior to the diagnosis.
Puco was hand-fed and hooked up to an IV drip in their home in Vigan City, the Philippines while undergoing physical therapy every day.
After months of round-the-clock care and devotion, the paraplegic dog started to regain his strength.
He is now able to take strolls on his forelegs while wearing a makeshift wheelchair to support his lower half last month in October.
A heartwarming video has shown little Puco using a makeshift wheelchair to explore with another dog.
In another scene, Puco is seen walking without the makeshift wheelchair and also running around a patio.
Ken said: "A miracle happened to him. I prayed that, even if he couldn't walk anymore, he would recover and regain his energy.
"I think God really did answer my prayers and gave me hope."
Puco now gets by without his wheelchair, roaming Ken's home with a playful, if unbalanced, spring in his step.
In 2017, a dog that was left paralysed in a road accident has been given a new lease of life thanks to a state-of-the-art PEDAL chair which helps her run again.
Puffy a Chinese Crested pooch lost the use of her rear legs when she was struck by a car in January 2015 just days after getting her new home.
It destroyed the nerve connection to her hind legs and there was nothing that TV’s Supervet could do to save her legs.
But owners Michael and Danielle Cass refused to give up on their disabled pet.
Puffy is now far more mobile thanks to the pedal cart from Kerdog.
