King #5 Silver Labrador Retriever Mix Male 7 Years Old ID#3491

Meet King!  This sweet guy has had a rough time recently. King was surrendered to ACCT Philadelphia by his owner to be euthanized.  He was limping, had cloudy, oozing eyes, was missing some incisors, had pressure sores on his limbs, hair loss at the tip of his tail and on his ears, and had live fleas.  He was under weight, dehydrated and struggled to walk.  Thankfully, ACCT did not immediately euthanize him, but reached out to rescues, and we were able to get him out just before his time stamp was up.  King is now safe in a Brookline foster home to treat his medical issues and help bring him back up to a normal weight.  Please read King’s blog from the bottom up to learn more about this handsome boy.

February 20, 2025

King is doing well and loving his new life!  The rescue sent him a beautiful blanket, and he’s loving cuddling in it!  Check out the pics. He is also sporting a new harness too – foster Mom is trying to get pictures of that. His bloodwork came back and all was good.  He’s a bit anemic, likely due to malnutrition.  But otherwise, he’s doing well.  He has gained another 2 pounds, and the vet is really pleased with his progress.  She said how much better and healthier he looks than he did just a week ago.  And happier!

He has started taking a bit longer walks, but with the cold they haven’t ventured very far.  However, foster Mom says he jaunts around the fenced back yard like a horse – so he’s definitely improving!  It’s going to take time to build up his muscles, but he is making slow and steady progress.

All he wants to do is be loved!  He spends his day snuggling up to his foster Mom and she says it’s hard to get pictures as he is always right by her side.  He loves sleeping on his soft bed when she’s gone, but he’s her shadow when she’s there.  He must be so happy to be in a warm, loving home with plenty of food

February 14, 2025

King is so happy to be out of the kennel and back in a home again.  This poor boy is about 20 pounds underweight, has a lot of hair loss, is missing some teeth, has goopy eyes and is limping.  The hair he has is brittle and when he was surrendered to the kennel, he also had fleas.  Yet despite all of this, his tail never stops wagging and he just wants to be loved.In order to not overwhelm his digestive system, FM was feeding him 6 small meals a day.  He was also dehydrated, so has been drinking a lot of water.  He spends most of his days sleeping and eating and being loved (not necessarily in that order!).  He just soaks up the love!  His muscles are wasted, so he needs to start walking to regain his strength.  He is now taking very short walks (4 houses up and 4 houses back), but we will increase them gradually.  Stay tuned for the updates! King went to the vet yesterday, and they all fell in love with him.  This boy weighed in at 45 lbs when he was pulled from ACCT, and he is already up to 51!  The vet said FM can cut it back to 4 times a day with a total of 3.5 cups a day.   He has a bad eye infection, so FM has drops to give him but thankfully there is no scarring.  He is on Rimadyl to help with his sore leg and they did trim his nails.  He was such a good boy through all the poking and prodding.

The vet feels his dry, flaky coat and bare spots will improve over time now that he is getting good nutrition.  The vet did detect a heart murmur, but isn’t worried about it right now.  He mostly just needs time to get his strength back and get back to good health.

Check out King with his fun box of goodies sent by our foster supplies volunteer!  He’s laying on his new bed, sporting his new scarf and enjoying his new toys!  He’s finally experiencing how fun life can be!