Im lost for words... neglect

omg, i've never seen a thin shetland never mined one like that. how is he alive, omg i am in shock, hope he will be ok in few monthes and owner should be starved. i am soooooooooo disgusted with that, poor wee thing
 
Ow no poor baby :(
I couldnt find the story behind this little chap. As to where they rescued him from etc, surely no one with a normal state of mind could starve an animal like that.
What are the chances of him recovering fully now i wonder?
I sure hope he does he deserves a lovely life after his terrible ordeal i bet the little poppet is so uncomfortable. It makes me so angry.
 
If his gut is undamaged and there is no underlying reason for his emaciation other than a lack of food, he has a chance of pulling through.
 
Shocking. How on earth does he have the strength to stand?
Bless his heart, it even looks like he has a twinkle in his eye.. their will to live is truely amazing.
 
Oh he looks horrendous, poor boy. The worst thing is that I doubt his body will ever really recover from that and he will pay for it for the rest of his life. He has such a kind eye, whoever did that to him should be strung up!
 
Stinkbomb said:
Its hard to imagine that this amount of starvation has had no effect on his organs... here hoping it hasnt and he pulls through :(
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I've known of one that thin that was pulled back and become a healthy horse again, although it was touch and go for a while.

They are incredibly tough creatures, but if that emaciation has been caused by a heavy worm burden there could be serious gut damage, which would make it unlikely that he would make it I'm afraid:(

At least he is safe now with people who will do the best for him.
 
Not only could a worm burden have damaged his gut, but the poor mite looks to have been in a state of chronic physical stress for quite some time - his body will have been breaking down its own tissue for months, just in order to survive. Muscle goes after fat I believe... he looks like he's got through all his outer muscles, I would be concerned that his heart would have been the next thing being broken down :(

He's only two for goodness sake :mad:
 
Good God. So pleased to see he's been rescued and is in the best place he can be. Hoping he pulls through. Will you keep us posted?
 
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