Starvin' Marvin. Found this guy in a west Philly alley 6 weeks ago.

k8thegr8528 · 3 months

I already have one so I probably wouldn't be all that excited.

k8thegr8528 · 3 months

motherhood

fistbump returned regardless

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k8thegr8528 · 3 months

Marvsters goes back for round 2 of shots at the end of this month. The hell if I'm letting all that time and energy spent go to waste!

k8thegr8528 · 3 months

Yep. No longer of the starvin variety however.

k8thegr8528 · 3 months

bc i'm not a sir as was implied in the original comment.

k8thegr8528 · 3 months

Let me again explain when Marvin was found and I first laid eyes on him, the first words out of my mouth were, "WHAT THE FUCK?" Ergo I felt r/wtf was appropriate. This is my first post so I apologize if I was wrong.

k8thegr8528 · 3 months

i'm a chick. heh.

k8thegr8528 · 3 months

Starvin' Marvin..... although just Marvin now.

k8thegr8528 · 3 months

internets baby!

k8thegr8528 · 3 months

Oh no..... not dog loving University City west philly. Dog fighting Girard Ave ghetto ass west philly.

k8thegr8528 · 3 months

That area is thick with dog fighting activity. Animal control is constantly busting up operations. Our vet did report it but I haven't heard anything more.

k8thegr8528 · 3 months

Vet estimates 6 months to a year. I'm thinking probably right in the middle. Even with meat on him he still has that puppy look.

k8thegr8528 · 3 months

The only time he shows any sort of aggression is when he is eating and we're working with him on it and he is definitely improving. They recently found another emaciated pit in the same area in a trash can starved with burns on him. I think that he likely was part of a litter and wasn't aggressive enough to fight so they got rid of him. I guess sometimes they starve the dogs to make them more aggressive.

k8thegr8528 · 3 months

We had to feed him special GI health high energy canned food ($86 a case!!!). Very small amounts spread out over 4 or 5 meals and worked our way up from 2 cans to 4 cans a day. Otherwise they'll just eat and eat and can get severe bloat or volvulus (twisted stomach) and die. He's on regular food now and gets twice a day.

k8thegr8528 · 3 months

Much appreciated. As a disclaimer I would like to say that this is my first ever post. That being said, the first words out of my mouth when I saw him were.... what the fuck. I guess maybe the before pics are more r/wtf.

k8thegr8528 · 3 months

Poor little guy was so skinny that he couldn't maintain his own body temp. Worms, mites, the whole shebang. His back legs are still pretty weak and he has trouble with stairs, but he's getting stronger everyday. It's so good to see him running around playing with our other dog.

k8thegr8528 · 3 months

They were the first words out of my mouth when I saw him so it seemed appropriate.

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