A puppy has survived after vets pulled out a 10-inch sewing needle that impaled the dog's chest and pierced its heart. Four-month-old Tutti fell on the needle in Chris Shaw and Bradley Justice's home in Durham, North Carolina, on New Year's Eve. The object speared the 10-pound papillion as it jumped from the sofa to a coffee table, just after it had been bathed by its owners. Lucky escape: A four-month-old puppy survived after vets extracted a needle that  pierced its heart. This X-Ray shows the needle inside the dog before the procedure Speared: The papillion called Tutti fell on the sewing needle in Durham, North Carolina on New Year's Eve. Vets at the Triangle Veterinary Referral Hospital have fitted a cone
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Tutti fell on the needle in her owner's home in Durham, North Carolina
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The 17-week-old dog was taken to the Triangle Veterinary Referral Hospital
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Vets then sedated the dog and extracted the needle by slowly pulling it out
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The papillion then woke up and immediately 'wanted to be cuddled'
Procedure: The team treating Tutti were able to extract the object by pulling it out while @placeholder was sedated