The ordeal started on Sunday afternoon when Emily noticed a cut in Ducky's back, which was bleeding fluff. Ducky's weight loss had been commented upon, though up until now this had been down to natural squashing of his stuffing, a condition doctors say is caused by 'above average amounts of hugging'.
Ducky was rushed to the Toyland doctor, Sabrina Spellman, who has only recently passed her final medicine exams. 'It was really exciting, this duck came in with a huge wound on his back and I got to just stick my hands in there to temporarily stitch it together!' beamed Sabrina, who has been enjoying her first taste of real responsibility as a doctor.
Once out of accident and emergency, yesterday Ducky was driven to the local Build-a-Bear where, under anaesthetic, he was restuffed and properly stitched up, after having a second voice installed. His new voice, when pressed, exclaims 'My name's Ducky - and I like eating bread!'.
Pictured: An example of the stuffing machine to which Ducky was attached.
'The shop assistants were so professional, I thank them so much!' said Ducky when he came out, sporting a new Hello Kitty T-shirt as a present for being so brave from Emily.
Ducky has undergone toy surgery once before, when he was given a replacement voice and a second heart.
'He's so brave! My big brave ducky son!' said Ducky's Mum, who had topped up her lipstick especially for Express reporters.
Ducky is three years old.
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