Terrier that went bald because owners failed to treat skin disease nursed back ... trends now
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A mistreated puppy looked 'more like a seal' than a dog after going bald when her owners failed to treat her skin disease.
The malnourished Staffordshire bull terrier, named Pearl, was just four months old when RSPCA staff discovered her in a home during April this year.
Inspector Rowena Proctor noticed the poorly pup in the doorway of the property in Newcastle.
But Pearl has since made an 'absolutely amazing' recovery and is enjoying a 'healthy and happy' life while she waits to be adopted.
A mistreated puppy looked 'more like a seal' than a dog after going bald when her owners failed to treat her skin disease. The malnourished Staffordshire bull terrier, named Pearl (pictured then), was just four months old when RSPCA staff discovered her in a home during April this year
But Pearl (pictured now) has since made an 'absolutely amazing' recovery and is enjoying a 'healthy and happy' life while she waits to be adopted. All her hair has grown back and she has put on weight. Now she is a picture of health and will be looking for her forever home very soon
Ms Proctor said: 'The transformation she has undergone is absolutely amazing.
'She looked more like a seal than a puppy when I rescued her - now she looks just how you would expect and is so healthy and happy.
'She is full of energy and life and is very excitable and also very loving too.
'I am so thrilled to see how she now looks thanks to the dedicated staff at the RSPCA centre.'
She was tipped off by a member of the public about Pearl's condition, similar to RSPCA's rescue of a dog after footage emerged after it was dragged behind a scooter in Birmingham last month.
