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Yorkie survives alligator attack in Florida, faces long recovery
Zoey survived with four broken ribs and collapsed lungs, and the animal hospital gave her a 50% chance to live.
- On Tuesday, a 6-year-old Yorkie named Zoey survived an alligator attack in Englewood, Florida, leaving her with severe injuries. The dog has since recovered and returned home.
- Hearing her cry, owner Alice Trowbridge and her daughter ran outside to find Zoey on a sea wall. "We found her lying on the sea wall covered in blood," Trowbridge said.
- Zoey suffered four broken ribs and collapsed lungs during the encounter. An animal hospital initially gave the Yorkie a 50% chance to live.
- Friday morning marked the first time Trowbridge and Laura Dujmovich were able to bring Zoey home. Dujmovich said the dog is "the glue that holds the house together."
- Adopted during COVID, Zoey is significant to Trowbridge, who credits the pet with saving her life. Trowbridge called the incident the "scariest thing I have ever been through.
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