A chihuahua mix who was abandoned due to a birth defect that leaves him with two permanently broken legs is now living a happy life thanks to her loving new owner.
Freddie Mercury, two, suffered two broken legs in an accident as a puppy that never healed due to the negligence her original owner.
She also was born with an epiglottis, a leaf-shaped flap in the throat that prevents food from entering the windpipe and the lungs.
Freddie also has an overbite that earned her the unusual name, but despite her numerous health issues, she is living her best life thanks to loving owner Angela Adan, 31, from Los Angeles,
California.
Angela adopted Freddie after she was found abandoned in a duffle bag under a cat, in December 2018.
Thanks to her unusual looks, Freddie quickly became a social media sensation when Angela began to post pictures of her, and she more than counts over 300,000 followers.
Speaking of Freddie's health struggles, Angela said: 'Freddie was born without an epiglottis, so that makes any surgical procedure on her more complicated because she can aspirate and get pneumonia very easily.
'Also, she can aspirate doing something as simple as drinking water.
'Freddie was dropped by a child when she was a puppy and it broke both of her legs. Her previous owner never provided her with any vet care and her legs healed in an abnormal way.
'She gets stretched out every day to prevent her shoulder muscles from becoming tighter than they are.'
According to Angela, Freddie doesn't let her misfortune get in the way of her happiness and she's a very cheerful pooch.
She said: 'I started out by fostering Freddie, but once we started to connect and she started to heal, I knew I couldn't let her go.
'Freddie loves food, soft blankets, cuddling and bouncing around on beds. She's such a happy and joyful dog.'
