Blind dog had to have 1.3kg of matted fur shaved off after being dumped by canal

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Blind dog had to have 1.3kg of matted fur shaved off after being dumped by canal
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A blind dog dumped by a canal in Greater Manchester was in such poor condition when it was discovered it was initially mistaken for dead...

A blind dog dumped by a canal in GreaterThe Shih Tzu was found abandoned near Ashton Canal, in Ashton-under-Lyme on Friday, March 25.

However, after a week the man released the Shih Tzu needed more help than he could provide so took him to a vet, at which point the RSPCA was called. They also discovered Ashton, who is thought to be around six years old, is blind in one eye due to glaucoma and has very little sight in the other due to cataracts.Poor Ashton was not in a good way when he arrived at Greater Manchester Animal Hospital RSPCA Inspector Ryan King said given Ashton’s poor eyesight it was ‘not surprising the poor dog’ was ‘too terrified’ to move from where he was abandoned.

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