One-eared 'unicorn' pup is melting hearts

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Puppies are simply the cutest. No matter the breed, they’re just so adorable and easy to love.

Nowadays, people are taking to social media sites like Instagram and TikTok to show off their pretty pups. Many even have their own pages! And yes, they often have more followers than us humans do.

One pup became quite the rage when she was introduced to the world via the popular app, TikTok. However, there was something quite different about this puppy. Something so different that she stood out from the other pups entirely.

She has one ear!

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Not impressed? Well, the one ear she has is on the top of her head! Still, she is ridiculously cute.

Her name is Rae and she is a Golden Retriever. How she came to have one ear is still a bit of a mystery. She was said to have some sort of accident at birth while others claim that her mother was a bit too aggressive with her, causing her to lose an ear.

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Over time, the ear migrated to the top of her head. It’s utterly fascinating.

Brianna Vorhees, is a veterinary technician at Family Friends Veterinary Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was there when Rae’s previous owner, who breeds Golden Retrievers, brought her in. Vorhees immediately fell in love with the one-eared pup.

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“I lost my precious golden retriever, Loki, to lymphoma last year at 4 years old, so I had a heart for golden retrievers to begin with,” she revealed to CNN.

She knew instantly that she wanted to take her home.

“Breeders surrender (puppies) to vet techs often if they can’t take care of them full-time. I said if a golden retriever ever comes in, I’m going to want to take care of it and raise it. When they found out she’d need 24-hour care, I have a heart for golden retrievers, and I just knew that she was meant for me, essentially.”

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The pup was named Rae because it’s ‘ear’ spelled backward. But although Vorhees was ready to take her home, Rae needed a lot of extra care while in the hospital. They weren’t even sure if she would make it. Just hours after birth, Rae had to go through major surgery.

“She was really in a fragile state, we didn’t know if she was even going to survive beyond 48 hours,” Vorhees shared.

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Fortunately, Rae pulled through and made a full recovery. In time, Vorhees’ colleagues would begin to call Rae by a nickname, Unicorn, due to the one ear at the top of her head.

The name stuck! Once she was introduced by Samantha Smith on TikTok, the world would know her by that name as well. The video currently has over 3 million views and almost 1 million likes! Talk about an overnight success.

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Since then, Vorhees has created a social media page for Rae on Instagram where she currently has over 205,000 followers!

As far as how the ear migrated to the top of her head? Well, there’s a reasonable explanation for that, according to Vorhees.

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“We’re assuming because of the sutures is why the ear migrated to the top of her head. I think as her skin grew, and she started to grow, that it just kind of migrated up there.”

And don’t worry! Rae is just like any other healthy pup.

“She can hear and plays in daycare here at work almost every day. She has best friends and is the most confident puppy ever. She’s a normal puppy, just with one ear.”

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This pup is miraculous indeed! If you’d like to see more adorable pics of the Unicorn dog, check out her Instagram page!

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Sources: CNN, Instagram, Unilad

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