A stray dog will always ardently wait to be fed by passers-by. But of course she never imagines that her desperation for food will lead her to become the ridicule of many.
From Zoorprendente we bring you the story of Bolinha, she was abandoned at a gas station a long distance from a rural road in western Brazil.
She had been living on the streets for several years in the midst of misery, where she survived among the drivers who stopped to get fuel. Many people, instead of worrying about her health, looked at her with indifference, and barely fed her with waste from the cafeteria.
The unhealthy diet ended up affecting the 9-year-old dog to such proportions that she gradually reached a worrying morbid obesity. Sadly, no one was cautious about her diet.
The poor thing weighed approximately 40 kilos.
At this point, many locals only came to the place to meet the famous “ball dog”, but no one bothered to get her help.
Bolinha became a kind of “local attraction”, being very striking due to its weight. Which made many burst out laughing as soon as they saw it and dedicated themselves to taking photos to spread them on the networks.
Bolinha needed attention, it was not fun for her to be a “ball” as she was baptized.
Furthermore, his state of health was not adequate at all. The poor girl longed for love very much.
One day, the dog, heartbroken from so much teasing, crawled to a junkyard and stopped moving completely.
It was then that some animal activists from a nearby town took pity on her and decided to intervene.
They found her in rubble, behind the service station.
When they discovered her on the pile of rubble, she couldn’t even walk and had great difficulty breathing.
From that moment on they took care of her and transferred her to the Animal Protection Organization (OPA-MT).
They gave her perhaps the first bath she had ever had in her life, and she thoroughly enjoyed the experience. She finally felt protected, she was not hungry for food, she was deprived of affection and affection.
She gratefully enjoyed her first session of clean water falling on her body
Although he was doing very well, they had to regulate his weight to ensure that he could continue to live healthy for many years.
It was urgent that she lose those kilos that tormented her.
It was quite a challenge for the team that cared for her, but they took on the challenge of helping her; she had to exercise daily by walking to relieve the tension in her joints.
It was a very slow process, but it was worth it.
With her new diet, exercises and, above all, the love she received, in less than a year after being rescued she has lost more than 15 kilos so far, which is very favorable for her health.
In the next few days they plan to lose 15 more kilos to reach the proposed goal of the desired weight to contribute to their good physical condition.
It is impressive to see his transformation, there is no doubt that he will achieve the goal. With so much will and with the support of the team of rescuers who care for her with so much love, she will reach the expected weight and health.
The truth is that now she is a happy and cute dog who smiles all the time.
And the best of all is that she will be adopted by one of the activists who rescued her.
Bolinha’s weight loss battle and “zooming” transformation are inspiring people around the world.
We hope that you will spend your golden years in the comfort of your home, never again having to be a victim of people’s laughter and carelessness.
We are very proud of you, Bolinha!
It is one of those stories that outrage and sadden us because of its difficult beginning, but are truly inspiring because of its emotional ending. May it help us humans pay attention to the nutrition of our dogs. They deserve attention and protection.