They Find This Stray Dog And Can’t BELIEVE Their Eyes… Oh My.
The transformation of an overweight stray dog is something you have to see to believe. Bolinha’s story was posted to Facebook and it’s absolutely amazing.
A puppy was abandoned at a gas station in Brazil 13 years ago. Since then, he has been constantly fed scraps of food by customers. With no other care, he ballooned to 80 pounds.
Bolinha just got heavier and heavier over the years. While people thought they were helping out by feeding a stray, it just led to many health problems.
An animal rescuer heard about the overweight stray and wanted to help out. The fact that the dog had trouble breathing and could barely move was very concerning.
The man took Bolinha to the Animal Protection Organization and the dog’s life was about to change forever. First thing they did was give him a nice bath…
But now it was time to tackle his obesity problem. They knew it wouldn’t be easy.
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He was put on an exercise routine that included walking on a water treadmill. This helped alleviate the stress on his joints.
Most importantly, his food intake was greatly reduced. But he was offered lots of love instead! 🙂
Because of his age and medical conditions, the weight started to come off slowly. But it was progress!
Less than a year later and 30 pounds lighter, Bolinha is looking so much better!
His healthy weight goal requires losing another 15 pounds and his carers are determined to get him there! Doesn’t he look great? 🙂
The organization has done an amazing job on this overweight senior dog. And he’s just going to get better and better! 🙂
