Abandoned S.F. chihuahua without front legs gets a set of prosthetic wheels

A chihuahua named Daffodil who is missing her front legs found new hope when the SF SPCA helped her get a set of prosthetic wheels. A chihuahua named Daffodil who is missing her front legs found new hope when the SF SPCA helped her get a set of prosthetic wheels. Photo: Picasa, SF SPCA Photo: Picasa, SF SPCA Image 1 of / 18 Caption Close Abandoned S.F. chihuahua without front legs gets a set of prosthetic wheels 1 / 18 Back to Gallery

Meet Daffodil. She's a sweet, little chihuahua without front legs who recently became a speedy girl on the go with a set of prosthetic wheels.

A San Francisco local named Jene found her discarded in a soggy cardboard box on Market Street last fall and brought her home.

Jene quickly realized this tiny pup with a birth defect needed more help than he could offer and he took her to the San Francisco SPCA.

"I just couldn't believe what I was seeing—why would anyone do that? Pick up the puppy, and then put her right back in the box?" Jene told the SF SPCA.

A team of veterinarians used a cast-making kit to fit the spunky pup with custom fiberglass prosthetic set of wheels that allow her to zip around.

Just before Christmas, Olivia Kong flew in from Denver to adopt Daffodil.

Kong works for OrthoPets, the prosthetic company that made Daffodil's wheels, and she'd fallen in love with the determined dog through photos chronicling her progress.

Kong assumed the chihuahua was adopted shortly after receiving her new legs in November, and immediately submitted an adoption application when she learned Daffodil still needed a home—"Because some people see value and love and potential and best friends—even in a broken little dog," according to the SF SPCA blog.