A Rottweiler bitch that was handed over to the animal paradise of Schabenreith in Steinbach am Ziehberg (Upper Austria) this week weighs more than double the normal weight (normal is about 40 kilograms). The animal shelter is shocked by the condition of the four-legged friend, who has since been put on a diet.
This week in Steinbach am Ziehberg a very obese Rottweiler bitch was handed over to Tierparadies Schabenreith. The bitch is 6.5 years old and weighs about twice her normal weight. Bitch “Niki” weighs more than 80 kilograms. It is unlikely that your former owners have made any move with the Rottweiler. They had handed them in personally because they were moving.
Animal shelter manager Doris Hofner-Foltin is shocked: “This is serious animal cruelty. Absolutely incomprehensible how a family member can be neglected so much. Besides being insanely overweight, their claws are way too long and clearly not cared for.”
dreaded diabetes
In any case, the gradual weight reduction is now the top priority: plenty of exercise and a diet consisting of wet dog food and pumpkin flakes, which are filling and low in calories. Animal shelter manager Harald Hofner fears that the canine lady also suffers from diabetes and kidney disease: “Rottweilers can live to be 14 years old, but it is highly questionable whether they will live to this age”.
“Niki” is slowly starting to feel comfortable in her new home.
Source: Krone
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