This is kritter klub~ Informant: Hello kritter klub?
Informant: There is a half-burnt dog roaming around in my town Production crew: Sorry?
Upon the report, the production crew rushed to the site
Local: It’s hairless…
Local: The bottom half is pitch black, perhaps cos it’s burnt…
Local: His chest hair is brown, and below is dark black
The informant took us to the site where he saw the dog..
Informant: He was crouching over here!
Production crew: Right here? Informant: Yes…
The fella was right here
If he was spotted not long ago, he will be around here
Local: He sleeps there sometimes Production crew: Where?
Local: Under the freight container Production crew: Under that freight container?
It’s the same freight container …
We looked under it, but there were only garbage
Perhaps, he’s hiding deep.
Is that…?
As we zoomed in, there is a dog!
Could it be true that the dog is half-burnt?
We tried to lure the dog out to see his condition
We waited for him to come out
Production crew: He’s out
Finally, he showed himself..!
Even at a glance, his condition is poor. But, it doesn’t seem like he was burnt
That’s all that was allowed to us. He hid back under the container
Soon after, he came out from under the container and…
We could see his back that is dark and hairless as if it was burnt
Whilst gulping down on food, he saw the production crew
he stopped eating and hid instantly
His condition is bad and he is super wary of humans
What happened to him that made him live like this?
We visited expert on the matter with the footage
Vet: It’s not easy for skin to be this damaged due to skin disease alone. I’ve diagnosed many dogs with severe conditions but this is the worst I’ve seen.
My thought is that there must have been an initial external stimulus
She claims that the fella must’ve been living on the street after a traumatic shock
Perhaps under the container is the only place where he can hide from the wind
He makes his bed
He scatches his back...
It seems like he’s in pain, scratching his back
The fella couldn't sleep in peace...
The temperature dropped drastically...
We checked underneath the freight container out of concern
PD: He’s not here. Where has he gone?
We were worried so we started looking for him
We found him next to a pile of garbage
It seems like he’s looking for something to eat
We could see that he is super skinny...
Perhaps because he doesn't have hair to protect, he couldn't sit comfortably on his butt either
We had to do something
The vet had a look first
Vet: Sigh...
Vet: That is serious… How did he end up like that…
Animals grow fur to get through winter, they grow thicker fur or another layer of fur.
But, he doesn’t have any hair. It’s highly likely that he could freeze to death. We have to rescue him ASAP
The best way is to rescue him when he comes out voluntarily
PD: Come here…
The fella is very wary of humans
PD: Come here, it’s okay~
It’s difficult to rescue him when he’s too wary
We need another plan
We have blocked ways out with a netting
The problem is getting him out of the freight container
It’s unlikely that he would come out on his own as he looks terrified…
So the plan is to lift up the freight container as a whole and force him to come out from his hiding spot
PD: The dog isn’t aggressive, if you see him, you gotta get him.
One, two, three!
The freight container is lifted
The fella is flustered and comes out
Local: He’s out!!
Local: No!!! Do not let it down yet, he’ll get hurt!
He struggles not to get caught
Rescue succeeded!
Don't worry now…
Local: I feel better already. He used to wander around in the cold. He’ll be okay if he gets treatment, right?
Vet: We have to move him inside.. it’s cold even for us, he must be very cold
We have to check his condition first
Once, he was let out of the cage, he tries to escape again
He spent a long time isolated from the world and people… he’s scared
Has he really been burnt on his back..?
Vet: Fortunately.. rather than fire damage...
it seems like he could've been fallen into an old... dirty water..or...
PD: It's hard to tell now
Vet: That's right, because it happened some time ago and the skin disease developed, too. So in this case, it's hard to judge what the initial cause was..
Only he knows what happened...
Detailed examination proceeded
Vet: As expected, he has low thyroid hormone and his liver is weakened, too
Yet, it is treatable and he can get well soon once treated!
We visited him after a week
He's eating snacks! 💕
He looks so much better already!💕
Vet: With this speed of recovery, he'll be like any other healthy dog soon
AND, he gained over 500g
Well done you!
We also saw that hair started growing on his back, too!
Thank you all 💕