Helping this poor boy

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This lad sadly was booked into Vets to be PTS next week reason is owners couldnt afford to pay for his tests.
He is dangerously underweight at 16.5 kilos at oonly two years old he is a loving dog he needs our help.
Its a long story but he is now with us and we are going ahead with all the tests he needs sorry if some members will be upset seeing the photos but Shadow is now at Kys for some rest and recouperation and off course the much needed tests so we can get him back on the right track.

We think its Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency


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O'h my goodness what a beautiful face he has. Bless him :love2: he is in the right place now. Poor boy what a shame I hope the tests get to the bottom of whatever is wrong. Thank you Ky & her rehabilitation team for taking this boy convalesce

Get well soon Shadow

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What a sad sight. I do so hope the tests establish what is wrong with him & that today marks the start of his recovery. Thank you Ky for taking him in.

Massive healing thoughts & well wishes. :bighug: :bighug:

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Tragic to see but if anyone can turn him around Ky and lab rescue can - fingers crossed for this lad - he deserves a chance.
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My goodness he is in a very sorry state :2009: poor lad, I am pleased he is at Ky's is there any information on what might be wrong with him Glenys I couldn't get your link to work above.
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Poor boy - thank goodness he's come to you.

May be speaking out of turn but it makes my blood boil that anyone could let a dog get in that state before deciding he needed tests :2012: :2012:

Fingers crossed here for a happy outcome x
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triomum wrote:Poor boy - thank goodness he's come to you.

May be speaking out of turn but it makes my blood boil that anyone could let a dog get in that state before deciding he needed tests :2012: :2012:

Fingers crossed here for a happy outcome x
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Oh my goodness Shadow you poor boy.

You're safe now sweet boy and will get the care and love you deserve.

Gentle hugs.xxxx
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Poor, poor boy. Thank god for the rescue. Am sure Ky and the gang will work their magic on him. Thanks again Ky :love3:

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jackie wrote:My goodness he is in a very sorry state :2009: poor lad, I am pleased he is at Ky's is there any information on what might be wrong with him Glenys I couldn't get your link to work above.
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Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
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OMG I am choked up just looking at him. :cry3:

His name says it all Shadow, that is exactly what he looks like.

I have to agree with you Lins - I have now read about the illness that Shadow is thought to have and if that is so the. Maybe we should give the owners the benefit of the doubt until we know better.

Hopefully his life will turn round now that he is with Ky Geoff and Gang. :1958:

Glenys I am sure 99.9% of us agree with your decision after all THIS is Labrador Rescue, all dogs fat, thin, tall, small, sick, well, abused. :love5:
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Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency


The good news is that if tests show this is what he is suffering from, then there are treatments and he will put some weight back on and could well, with careful management,
live a normal life span. So fingers crossed for Shadow.

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link here and when you see the recovery, i hope Shadow will be back to normal in no time - I hadn't heard of this before so in a way a good thing to be educated about.
I hope he makes a full recovery
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When you were telling me how thin this dear boy was, I had no idea he was in quite such a shocking state Glenys.. :(
I agree with Ann that he has the most beautiful face, bless him. Wishing with all my heart that he can recover from this..
Thanks to Ky and the gang; the very best of convalescence homes :1972:
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The pictures of Shadow make him look in far better condition than he actually is, hard to believe but he is thinner than he looks in the pictures. I think the worst bit is seeing his sunken eyes.

I am delighted he came into rescue as it has been said he was actually booked to be pts.

He has had tests carried out in the past the extent of which I will know next week when his records catch up with him at my vets.
I took him to the vets today and the vets and vet nurses gasped when they saw him, he is at a critical point where he has lost all body fat and has lost a great deal of muscle with very little muscle left to lose. He is literally on a knife edge. It was said they had never seen a dog so thin actually upright and walking.
He weighs 16.5 kilos which as we all know is nowhere near what he should be.
He is happy and lively but has no stamina ( hardly surprising), he is so thin and narrow across his shoulders his ankles knock together and so thin across his backend his hocks knock together.
The complaint epi has been mentioned by his previous vet but not confirmed.
At the moment I am treating him as if this is what is wrong with him and have today been out and bought the appropriate food for him and as there is a serious risk of either bloat or a torsion he is on 6 meals a day. I was told that once he has eaten he has to go outside and empty his bowels and his food passes straight through him, so far touch wood he has had 3 meals and not "been" yet. I take this as a positive sign.

It is not for me to judge or comment about what has happened merely to be grateful rescue is here and do my best to get this lad turned around.

We have a vets appointment at 9.00am monday so everything crossed for the lad, he will be reweighed and everything crossed he has not lost any more because at the moment he is quite literally starving to death even though he is being fed.

He has joined the gang and he is fantastic with the livestock. Our 2 afternoon visitors have had a huge shock when they saw him.

The gang are slightly confused as to the number of meals he is being fed and I feel sure they would not complain if they were fed lots as well. :1966:

More updates as and when we know more.

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