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Vici — the beloved greyhound of Windsor’s Joe McParland — has died, five days after she was attacked by another dog in the city’s core.

“I tell you, I’m a wreck,” McParland said on Wednesday, less than 12 hours after he learned his pet had passed away due to cardiac arrest.

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“When I get to a point where I think I can’t cry anymore — I cry some more.”

A veterinarian contacted McParland shortly after 1:45 a.m. Wednesday. Vici had been staying at the Walker Road Animal Hospital, attempting to recover from the injuries she suffered at the jaws of an aggressive dog on April 26.

McParland had been posting updates on Vici’s medical status since the attack. He said Tuesday there’d been “a considerable setback” in the 10-year-old canine’s health: She was unable to eat, and was experiencing swelling in parts of her body.

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“This was a traumatic injury,” McParland said when reached on Wednesday. “They said with cases like this, sometimes it takes two or three days for the vets to know the degree of severity.”