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Post by Cullyn Of Cerrmor on Aug 3, 2014 15:05:27 GMT 9.5
Joy as Ziggy the dog gets adopted two weeks after he was found neglected with fur so matted that he couldn't walk
The Shih Tzu-type dog was found in an empty home on July 17 and it took staff three hours to remove four pounds of matted fur from his body
He underwent intense physical therapy on an underwater treadmill so that he could learn how to walk again
He is now going to live in a new home and authorities are on the hunt for his previous owners
By LYDIA WARREN PUBLISHED: 00:37 AEST, 2 August 2014 | UPDATED: 03:29 AEST, 2 August 2014An abandoned dog whose fur was so badly matted that he couldn't walk when he was found has been adopted by a new family. Ziggy the Shih Tzu-type dog has been welcomed by the family two weeks after being taken to an animal shelter in Babylon, New York by a man who found him at a vacant home in Lindenhurst. The 11-pound dog, who is estimated to be five or six years old, struggled to walk when he was found at the house - which had been empty for about a year - on July 17, SPCA officials. When he was taken to the Town of Babylon Animal Shelter, vets shaved off nearly four pounds of knotted fur and clipped his inches-long nails. Click Here to Read More:
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