chennai excel a fouryearandninemonth old male sniffer dog which was injured in a landmine explosion in rayagada district of odisha on thursday last was brought to madras veterinary college hospital on tuesday for treatment the crpf dog weighing 40kg was searching for landmines when one of them exploded the belgian shepherd suffered an injury on its right eye and cornea was damaged it also had bruises on the right ear sources at the veterinary college saidthe explosion damaged 10 of the cornea and the remaining 90 is intact there is inflammation on the cornea and medicines will be given to reduce it the sources saidveterinarians checked the health condition of the dog after it was brought to the hospital the canine is clinically normal sources saidthey said the dog would undergo a surgery after twothree days it would take three to four hours to complete the surgery and the wound be healed in three to four weeks they said this is the first time a dog injured in a landmine explosion is being treated at the madras veterinary college hospital the college started in 1903 is the oldest veterinary college in the countryanimals from various parts of the country are being brought to this college for treatment as the college has both the expertise and facilities camels elephants and a variety of pets owned by private individuals from mumbai new delhi guwahati hyderabad and other parts of the country had been brought here for treatment the sources added