Viewers tuned into a recent episode of The Yorkshire Vet were horrified as they learned one beloved dog's horrific story.
The Channel 5 series sees veterinarians and their staff members treat animals of all shapes and sizes across towns and cities like Thirsk, Kirkbymoorside, Huddersfield and Wetherby in North Yorkshire - with the latest offering featuring parrots, sheep and a dog called Oscar.
Oscar's worried owner brought the rescue dog into the surgery after the adorable pooch was savagely mauled and attacked by another dog - leaving the poor animal with some pretty serious open wounds and injuries that horrified those watching the show at home.
As one of the vets examined the dog's wounds - guessing the other animal 'grabbed then ragged' poor Oscar - the injured dog's owner Ian recalled the attack, saying: "It was absolutely horrendous really, I'm still in shock to be honest.
"I was taking Oscar on a short walk on my lunch break and we were just wandering along a route we go along quite often and I could see in the distance a couple of dogs playing with a girl, and I thought nothing of it.
"But all of a sudden, one dog had charged over to us and just went straight into Oscar and attacked him."
Thankfully, the vet informed a worried Ian that Oscar's injuries weren't as bad as they appeared to be and cleaned the pup up, but not before having to perform surgery.
"There are several larger ones so we're just going to get him ready for surgery now and on some nice, strong pain relief," he added.
The vet's colleague raised a worry Oscar's skin was attached to his muscle on one of the more severe wounds, as they got to work on getting the dog back to full health - admitting treating the injured animal was "a lot trickier than I originally thought".
"It was chaos, absolutely horrendous and the other dog was running around barking," Ian added, as he waited for his dog to recover from surgery.
"Luckily the girl managed to drag the brown dog off Oscar but he was howling and screaming, it was terrible."
There was relief all round as Oscar came round from the surgery and seemed back to his normal self by the end of the episode - although Ian did admit his pet is now a little more cautious and nervous around other animals following the horrific attack.
"Look at Oscar," one viewer took to social media to declare as they watched the dog's recovery on Tuesday night. "Great job guys."
"Oh my goodness! Poor Oscar, I’m so pleased he was ok after such an ordeal," another added, as a third wrote: "Poor Oscar #TheYorkshirevet."
Another declared: "#theyorkshirevet Lovely to see the dog that was attacked back to enjoying life but the dog that attacked really needs addressing. They’re a danger. @theyorkshirevet."
