Starving dog that lived on rocks finds a new home

[joeybee12]

An emaciated Weimaraner named Alex who survived by eating twigs and rocks and was rescued in October has made a remarkable recovery. Even better, he has been officially adopted by his foster mom!

“When I first met him, he was really thin that drew me to him and his eyes were so haunting and piercing,” Diane Lundeen explained to WVUE.

Alex was found wandering the streets in New Orleans back in October.

An X-ray revealed that the poor boy’s stomach was loaded with rocks and twigs. His stomach flipped almost immediately after being taken into care, requiring emergency surgery.

The 45-pound dog was in for a long-term recovery period. After some intensive care, he was fostered by Diane, mom to two other Weimies.

“He gained 10 pounds in his first 10 days he was staying with me. That told me he was definitely a good match,” she said.

http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2015/02/starved-dog-who-survived-on-rocks-living-happily-ever-after/

Warning...there are photos at the thread that are heart-breaking, even though the guy pulled through and as you can see in the above, looks much better now.

[TDale313]

1. So glad he found a loving home.

Poor thing- shocking how thin he was. Hope he has a long, happy life from here on out.

[KittyWampus]

2. DO NOT CLICK ON THAT LINK IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE>

holy freaking crap.

So glad he pulled through and they have each other and other doggies to make a happy family with.

[joeybee12]

4. You see the photos and can't believe they're real...

They're so horrific

[KittyWampus]

5. yes, and you did warn us in your OP.

[Liberal_in_LA]

22. thx for the warning

[ProdigalJunkMail]

3. beautiful story...

handsome boy... forever homes are the best!

sP

[AtomicKitten]

6. I remember this dog. His "before" picture is horrifying.

It does my heart good to see this dog healed and happy. Dogs are such forgiving souls. They bounce back from adversity as if it never happened. All they want is a meal, a warm bed, and a kind word. In return, they radiate unconditional love. Pretty good deal for us humans, really.

[dem in texas]

7. Have a similiar story, but with a sad outcome

My daughter and I were driving over the Hampton street bridge in Dallas on our way to my home in Oak cliff. We saw a dog on the sidewalk that runs along side the road on the bridge. We stopped and got the dog in the car, he was too weak to resist us. Once off the bridge, we stopped and got him some water (It was over 90 that day). We could tell he was in a bad way, so we took him to an emergency animal clinic. He had chip and the vet called the owner who said he did not want the dog. I gave them my credit card number and said do what it takes to save him. Later the vet called and said he'd been so hungry that he'd eaten rocks : his gut was full of rocks. He was too far gone to be saved. He was put down and at least at the end he knew someone cared about him.

How can people be so cruel and uncaring to animals, especially dogs, when all they want to do is to be your friend.

[joeybee12]

9. How sad...

You did what you could, though...glad he had some comfort at the end.

[Omaha Steve]

8. I do love good animal stories

K&R!

OS

[BrotherIvan]

10. What a beautiful happy face

What could have been a sad story turned into a great one. There truly are good people out there.

[heaven05]

11. good for Alex

and his human.....

[Dont call me Shirley]

12. Two giant smiles.

[Wilms]

13. k&r for rescue! n/t

[3catwoman3]

14. People who are cruel to animals or other humans...

...really bring out the "eye-for-an-eye" feelings in me.

[shenmue]

15. Okay, who's chopping onions?

[tblue37]

16. What a sleek, sweet-fqced beauty he is now! So glad for him! nt

[flvegan]

17. Careful, another "DUer" will be along to trash this based on her appearance.

She wears glasses, so the dog will be blind or something else fucking stupid.
-OnnixCollie

[Luminous Animal]

18. You are the only one you has trashed this thread. Delete yours and I delete mine.

[flvegan]

19. Is that what I did?

"Delete yours and I delete mine." What is that?

I tried to interject before a certain idiot came strolling through this one. Moron repellent used to work around here. Guess I'll go back to...nah. I'll wait for the genius response.

[Luminous Animal]

23. Yes. That is what you did. Not one human being introduced a negative response until you did.

[Liberal_in_LA]

21. lol.

[Liberal_in_LA]

20. beautiful dog.

[progressoid]

24. They both look so happy.