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A heroic dog has been praised after donating blood to save the life of a critically ill puppy.

Cannock , an Old English Foxhound, came to the rescue of Cocker Spaniel Rosco who was suffering from internal bleeding due to a rare genetic condition.

Veterinary nurse Kirsty Thompson, who was treating the four-month-old pup, knew that an urgent blood transfusion was needed to give him any chance of survival.

She reached out to Croome & West Warwickshire Hunt and requested to take blood from one of their trail hounds.

Joint master Pippa Wilkinson volunteered Cannock for this vital role and he donated 200ml of blood earlier this month.

The blood was then quickly transported to Henwick Vets in Worcester where Rosco was being treated.

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