A fundraising appeal has been set up to help pay vet bills for Coco, a Bully Kutta X Mastiff, badly injured when she was struck by a train.

Coco got out of her home in Tilehurst, Berkshire on 12th December, and her owners feared the worst when a frantic search of the neighbourhood failed to locate her.  

Highways England and Network Rail were contacted as Coco’s last sightings were close to a railway line, and the owners were told a driver had called in to say that his train had hit a dog matching her description. 

Network Rail sent a team to search the area but were unable to find the dog. Coco’s family continued to search and used local Facebook groups to spread the word.

Two days after Coco went missing a jogger spotted a dog lying ‘lifeless’ by the side of the tracks and sent a photo to the owners. Against all the odds she was found alive.

Coco had severe injuries, including a fractured spine, fractured and dislocated shoulder, broken leg and damaged tail. She received round the clock care and surgery at one of the best vets in the country. 

A spokesperson for DogLost said: "Amazingly after just two weeks at the vets she was able to go home and is now undergoing extensive physio with visits back to the vet every four days.

"Her doting family are giving her all the love and attention that she could possibly wish for, whilst fundraising to make sure that they can meet the vets bills which currently stand at £13K."

The fundraising page can be found here https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/cocovetfunds?utm_term=eVKGRGzXg

So far £8,317 of the £10,000 tagert has been raised.