Loganholme house fire: ‘Miracle’ dog’s incredible recovery

A dog that miraculously survived a ferocious fire that destroyed her family’s home it back on her feet as she continues to make a remarkable recovery, with vets saying she’s only days away from being able to go home. SEE WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE NOW

Intensive Care Veterinary Technician Tori Brown with house fire surviver dog Henrietta. Picture: Liam Kidston.

A DOG that miraculously survived a ferocious fire that destroyed her family’s home is making a remarkable recovery.

Firefighters who battled a house fire at Loganholme last Saturday were shocked to find black kelpie-cross Henrietta alive in the wreckage of the gutted home.

The crew rescued the frightened dog, which was placed in the intensive care unit of the Animal Emergency Service. Vets were initially concerned she might not pull through.

Veterinarian Alex Hynes said Henrietta had been fighting to breathe due to extreme smoke inhalation.

The lounge and the room in a Loganholme house where Henrietta, affectionately dubbed Henry, was found following a house fire.

What’s left of the home Picture: Jodie Munro O'Brien

“When she first came in she was in shock and found it very hard to breathe,” Dr Hynes told The Courier-Mail.

“Her lungs were inflamed and she was dependent on oxygen and very distressed. We had to sedate her for pain ­relief.”

Henrietta suffered painful ulcers in both eyes from the smoke and is being given eye drops every hour.

Dr Hynes said Henrietta was now on the road to recovery.

Henrietta, aka Henry, was in intensive care at the Animal Emergency Service in Underwood. Picture: AES

“It’s been a real roller coaster for her but she’s a real little fighter,” she said.

“She’s breathing easier now and can walk around. I think she’s just days away from going back home.”

Fortunately, mother-of-two Lee Ellison, 48, and her two sons, aged 12 and 28, were not in the house when the fire broke out.