一只腿断而面临死亡的鸭子穿上了特制的鞋子后重获新生。

这只名叫“幸运”的鸭子曾不幸遭遇一场意外事故，伤口愈合过后它的左脚指向了错误方向，它的未来 它的未来因此阴云密布。

“幸运”的主人、南威尔士纽波特里斯威利区的艾莉森•摩根决定采纳他人的建议，请当地皮匠凯文•雷德克利夫为鸭子设计一只鞋子，帮助鸭子康复。现在，这只特制的鞋子让这只鸭子的步伐可以追上摩根女士的另外两只鸭子。鞋子让鸭子右蹼的压力减轻，让它变得不会很疼。

为了进一步巩固这只美洲家鸭的康复，它44岁的主人、注册整形护士摩根每天还为鸭子进行2到3次物理疗法以保持鸭子的韧带伸展。摩根女士说：“走路时，因为它的腿偏向一侧，它必须靠外脚趾行走。两个外趾会很疼，因此，我想到用什么办法来保护它的外脚趾，与此同时，我们在等待下一治疗阶段。虽然它对这只脚没有什么用，但是，它的确能保护它的脚趾。很显然，它不是正常的直着走，但是，穿上鞋子这只鸭子能在花园里转转，跟上其他鸭子。”

雷德克利夫表示，从事皮鞋行业39年了这是第一次顾客希望他为鸭子做鞋。54岁的雷德克利夫说：“我和同事曾经修复过一张熊皮垫子，但这样的工作没做过。顾客问我是否能做一些特别的工作，为一只鸭子做一只矫正的鞋子。我不确定是否能帮到这个忙，但那时我灵感闪现，以罗马凉鞋为基础。帮这个忙我不光是很开心，它还是个信任问题和世上的奇事，是件好事。”

摩根已是一个孩子的妈妈，两个月前当她听到这只鸭子刚孵化不久便第一个提出要照顾它。她说：“我见到它的时候它的腿断了，它被送到一家酒吧，买它的人可能抛弃了它。差不多是我救了它。打算把它放生，但是考虑到它在野外难以生存，因为它无法照料自己。腿上的状况让它不能逃离一只狐狸或者狗。它是一只非常幸运的鸭子。”

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A duck who faced being put down after fracturing a leg has been given a new lease of life thanks to a specially-made sandal.

Lucky the duckling faced a bleak future following an accident which left one foot pointing in the wrong direction when it healed.

Undeterred, owner Allison Morgan from the Lliswerry area of Newport, south Wales, decided to get a second opinion and, in the meantime, enlist the services of a local cobbler Kelvin Reddicliffe to aid the bird's recovery.

Lucky is now able to keep up with Mrs Morgan's two other ducks thanks to a specially made shoe which takes the pressure off her right web and prevents it from becoming too sore.

To further boost the Muscovy duck's recovery, her 44-year-old owner, who is a qualified orthopaedic nurse, also performs physiotherapy 'two to three' times a day on her to keep the ligaments stretched.

Mrs Morgan said: 'When she is walking, because of the position that the leg is fixed to the side, she is walking on the outer part of her toes.

'The two outer toes get really sore so I thought of something to protect those toes while we are waiting for the next stage.

'It does not do anything for the feet but it does protect her toes.'

'Obviously she is not walking straight and properly but it is enabling her to get around the garden and follow the other ducks.'

 

 

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