We’re pleased to bring you a story with a happy ending, but it starts with a pretty dark beginning. Animal cruelty is still very prominent and just recently we read about the story of “Chanceâ€, a terribly neglected Boxer who was discovered by Donegal Pet Rescue in dreadful conditions. The discovery of the Boxer who was later named Chance was described as being one of the most severe cases of animal cruelty seen in County Donegal in a long time.
Donegal Pet Rescue responded to an unfortunate call that a Boxer had been left behind after his owners had moved away. It is believed that Chance had been living on the site with no access to fresh food or water for almost a month. Chance did not even have enough energy to stand and all he could do was lift his head to look up. Chance was soon examined by a Vet and it was discovered that he weighed less than half of what a Boxer of his age should weigh. Chance also had many other health issues besides his weight, he had several skin problems like sores and infections due to malnutrition and the conditions in which he was living and these were promptly treated with antibiotics.
After a lot of care and a generous donation of 6 months supply of IAMS dog food through IAMS and LK Pets, Chance has made an astounding recovery. It was last reported that Chance has taken to IAMS food very well and that it made a vast difference in his recovery. Changing a dogs eating patterns can be difficult especially in a case such as Chance’s, it is a real credit to the quality of IAMS food that Chance was able to adjust to it so well, and obviously the care and attention provided by Donegal Pet Rescue.
Chance now looks to be doing great and we leave you with some images of Chance who looks like a new dog, so healthy and alert.
It is heart warming to see so many people care so much for the welfare of Chance and we wish him all the best in his continued recovery and getting back to being a fun loving dog.
A lot of credit is also due to the good folks at Donegal Pet Rescue for their hard work in getting Chance back to health, and for bringing us this story.
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