Poor dog...

[wolfsoul]

This dog came in to be groomed today. It was a shih tzu that had been surrendered by owners who were severely neglecting it. The poor thing was infested with maggots. They were just eating him alive. Every time the groomer shaved some hair off, more maggots would fall on to the table and start crawling towards her. They were living under this dog's matted hair. It was one of the worst cases I've seen yet, and we get dogs covered head to toe in ticks. This dog must have been living in absolute filth. I don't understand how people can be so cruel.

[K9karen]

Did you all call the Humane Society or animal control? What a heartbreaking, sad, terrible, scary story.

[BC_MoM]

Did you all call the Humane Society or animal control?

Jordan said the dog was surrended.

That poor thing! I don't understand people.

[Kater]

I have only seen maggots on a living animal once in my life. That is something I hope to never see again.

My heart is with that poor little dog. I pray that it can recover from the life that it has had.

[Sevaede]

Aw, no! Poor darling dog! What ended up happening with him?

[buttercup132]

omg that horrible! how can people do this!!!I hope they can remove the rest of them if they are inside of him

[Alysser]

I'm ashamed to be a human sometimes. I hope those people face charges and fines for this.

[lost_milo]

That's very sad. I wish people would think before they decide to get a dog.

[luvofallhorses]

poor baby. I hope he finds the home he deserves.

[Miss Z]

How people live with themselves after doing something like that is completely beyond me. I hope the future gets brighter now for the sweet dog.

[.sarah]

I saw something similar while working at a vet. There was a cat that had numorous holes on it's body, it was like swiss cheese, and it had maggots crawling around inside of him. It was such an awful thing to see. He was brought in because he had been hit by a car (by his owners, on "accident") and his jaw was broken. The owners waited a week or so to bring him in after he was hit, and we have no idea how he got so many holes in his body. The cat actually made a really great recovery, but it took a long time.

[shihtzulover850]

uuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhh hhhhh That is so cruel!!!!! urgh why and how could anyone live with themselves after that????? sick sick sick are they going to give it medical care????? Just why why why would you do that to a dog!!!!! For heaven's sake!!!!!! What is wrong with the human race!!!!!!!

[zoey]

It makes me angry that someone was that negligent with this dog. The story about the kitty was sad, too. It sounds like he was quite resilient though. I hope these animals' new owners are more responsible and loving. *prayers*

[ashleycat]

*pukey* poor doggie. I saw pics of a squirl that had holes and huge bumps that the bugs had burrowed in his skin living there. I forgot what they were called. But it was sooooo nasty. I felt really sorry for them. They look like wasps nest in his skin,

[wolfsoul]

are they going to give it medical care?????

It doesn't really need anything except some ointment applied to his bum where the maggots were worst. It is very sore down there.

K9Kaaren -- he is an SPCA dog, we groom them for free.

Sarah -- yuck! I can't even imagine.