Cane corso Doug was signed over to RSPCA care in June when his proprietor was struggling to manage.
Animal rescue officer Lee Ricketts persuaded Doug’s former proprietor at hand him over when it was clear he was unable to fulfill his wants.
He stated: “When I first noticed Doug, I used to be shocked that such a big canine might be so severely underweight.
“I mentioned his food plan with the proprietor and sadly, he had been feeding him his personal meals scraps and processed meals that was not appropriate for dogs.
“Doug was clearly unwell or had been given an unsuitable food plan over a really lengthy interval.
“His eyes seemed extremely sore. I used to be knowledgeable by the proprietor that he had beforehand had cherry eye surgical procedure, nevertheless, resulting from misinformation from a buddy he was unaware if this situation reoccurs it may be operated on once more.
“Any dogs which have beforehand had cherry eye ought to intention to get their eyes checked each six months.
Struggling – Doug beforehand had cherry eye surgical procedure however was nonetheless struggling (Image: N/A)
“He’d left the dog suffering with this painful condition for a long time and even when we offered assistance, he was unwilling to get him the treatment he needed.”
Doug went into the care of the RSPCA Danaher Animal Home in Wethersfield the place employees member Katie Shilling matched him along with his new proprietor.
She stated: “When Doug first got here into our care he was in a little bit of a sorry state and positively wanted some TLC.
“Despite all of this, Doug was affectionate and loving along with his handlers right away.
“He liked everybody he met and even loved the occasional group canine walk the place he was capable of socialise.
“Over time, Doug slowly started to placed on weight in addition to have surgical procedure in each eyes and has since recovered properly.
“It was a pleasure looking after Doug whilst he had his temporary stay with us and seeing the growth and change from when he first arrived to the day he went to his forever home.”
Doug has now landed on his paws as lorry driver Lee Topper has given him his without end home.
Puppy pal – Lee Topper and Doug (Image: N/A)
He stated: “He’s incredible – what a stunning canine. I took him to a rugby match a few weeks in the past, and he was having a good time, he’s so laid again.
“He loves his meals. He’s not an issue. He’s a very good boy and is sweet firm.
“Adopting through the RSPCA was fantastic, Katie made it so easy for us. She found the perfect match.”
The RSPCA is at the moment dealing with an enormous rehoming disaster in recent reminiscence, leaving rescue centres and branches “full to bursting” with extra undesirable animals coming into care than are being adopted.
To try to revive adoption charges, the RSPCA’s month-long Adoptober rehoming marketing campaign launched this month, celebrating the marvel of rescue pets, and highlighting the numerous animals the charity has ready to search out their good match.
Visit the RSPCA’s Find A Pet to see all the animals at the moment within the charity’s care who’re in search of their paw-fect match, or assist the RSPCA proceed rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming by donating on-line or calling their donation line on 0300 123 8181.
