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JOHOR BARU: AFTER a Rottweiler was rescued from a house in Taman Perling here, he was diagnosed with suffering from distemper by a veterinarian.
A decision was made to put the three-year-old dog to sleep.
The dog had been suffering from fever for three days. Neighbours who felt that something was wrong alerted its owner but he ignored them.
Harvey Yap, 73, and his neighbour Wong U Ginn, 19, then informed the Johor Baru Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).
Yap and Wong, both animal lovers, noticed that the dog, which was chained up round-the-clock, was not eating well and had maggots around its anus.
Wong, who lives next door to the dog’s owner, claimed that the owner seldom fed the dog.
Streets had highlighted the
plight of the dog several months ago.
That time, the dog was reportedly well but had been chained up round the clock.
JB SPCA vice-chairman Dr Edwin Singam responded to the call last Tuesday but the neighbour declined to hand over the dog until the state veterinary department intervened.
By then, the dog could not eat and hardly moved. For the first two days, it had to be on a drip.
Dr Singam confirmed that the dog was dehydrated and underfed.
Volunteers took turns to care for the dog at the clinic. Among them were Yap, Wong and Joanne Carlo.
On Aug 8, Carlo turned 22. That was the day, the dog was to be euthanised. But Carlo pleaded for the dog not to be put down on her birthday.
That evening, after Carlo left the clinic, the dog miraculously got up and wobbled around the room apparently looking for Carlo.
By Saturday, the dog now renamed Robby was strong enough to stand up and eat.
However, the fever had left the canine twitching for life.
JB SPCA chairman Ranjeet Singh Bhullar said people who do not love animals should not be allowed to keep pets.
Ranjeet said the SPCA is also looking for more volunteers to help and rehome dogs like Robby.
“Robby was very sick but he found a reason to live because of the care shown by the dog lovers,” he said.
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