Dogs who are abandoned or stray frequently have unmanaged fur, which tangles and mattes them and causes them grief. However, a new haircut can completely change an image.
This happened recently when a dog with severe matting received a makeover that gave him newfound hope.
The South Plains SPCA posted on their Facebook page on July 16th, describing the “worst case of dog maltreatment we have ever encountered.” The six-year-old dog was unkempt and had a ton of matted fur covering him.
The SPCA stated that the dog had “rotten skin patches, fur matted to the skin so badly it is ingrown, and two-inch-long nails.”
According to Kim Moyers, president of the South Plains SPCA, “his hair growth was probably five years of matting,” she told KLBK-TV. It is absolutely terrible that he was presumably missed and observed in various locations. How he has not been spotted wandering in the state he was in is beyond me. He is unlike anything I have ever seen. It was startling.
He was adopted by the South Plains SPCA and given the name Matt due to his matted fur. Even though they discovered him in a horrible state, they were determined to restore him and offer him another shot.
They had to sedate Matt because he reportedly cried out in agony every time they attempted to trim his hair. After five years of neglect, they shaved off a whopping three pounds of fur and cut through a collar and leash that were stuck in his hair.
His fur was tangled with thousands of goathead stickers, sticks, grass, and even bugs. Due to his fur being too tight against his skin, he has serious bruises all over his body, the SPCA stated. Although the dog was confirmed to be heartworm negative and clear of tick disease (since ticks could not have gotten through his thick fur), he was anemic and put on medicine.
Matt still has a long recuperation ahead of him, and once his blood work clears, he will require dental work.
However, since getting rid of all that matted fur, Matt’s life has drastically improved and he now looks like a whole different dog:
Houston told People, “After we had one of our expert groomers—who is also an SPCA foster—groom him, he looked beautiful.” “I have never seen a dog as beautiful-looking as this one. He is quite beautiful.
After waking up from his grooming, Matt was described by the SPCA as a “lovely guy,” and ever since then, he is been experiencing a taste of a contented, typical life.
Houston told KLBK, “He went for his very first walk without his bulk of hair in probably five years.” “He was ecstatic, his tail wagging and his little bottom was going back and forth.”
Tori Houston is now Matt’s foster mother. After Matt heals, he will be put up for adoption.
What an amazing change! Matt’s suffering from having so much matted fur on him and his prolonged neglect are tragic, but we are relieved that he is now secure, well-groomed, and headed for a new life!
Please tell this amazing story! 🐍❤️
H/T : fitbodymedia.com
