High Point K-9 saved by western North Carolina veterinary team during mission

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — The High Point Police Department is thanking a group of veterinary experts in Buncombe County for helping one of their K-9s with a medical emergency.

While Kira was in western North Carolina with HPPD officers over the weekend in the town of Biltmore Forest, she was rushed to the Veterinary Emergency Group and had emergency surgery, according to an HPPD statement released on Monday.

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    The High Point Police Department is thanking a group of veterinary experts in Buncombe County for helping one of their K-9s with a medical emergency (HPPD)
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    The High Point Police Department is thanking a group of veterinary experts in Buncombe County for helping one of their K-9s with a medical emergency (HPPD)
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    The High Point Police Department is thanking a group of veterinary experts in Buncombe County for helping one of their K-9s with a medical emergency (HPPD)
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    The High Point Police Department is thanking a group of veterinary experts in Buncombe County for helping one of their K-9s with a medical emergency (HPPD)

Kira’s handler Lieutenant Zach Wilkins noticed something was wrong and was worried no one would be available to help.

“I was thinking there wasn’t going to be anything open because of where we were and the disaster,” he said…

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