‘Heroic Journey’ of Dog With 7-Pound Tumor Ends With Miracle Adoption Story

The “heroic” recovery journey of a shelter dog named King, followed by a miracle adoption story, is winning hearts on the internet. In June, the 5-year-old dog arrived at the Humane Society of Pinellas, an animal shelter in Clearwater, Florida, from another shelter. The dog had a massive tumor on his face. The ulcerated mass weighed about 7 pounds, as per the Miami Herald.

After appearing at the Humane Society of Pinellas animal shelter, King had to undergo a complicated surgery. The process was a success, and the huge mass was removed from the brave dog’s face. During his recovery period, King encountered a kind-hearted construction worker who went on to adopt the shelter dog. Thus, the dog ended up having a new, loving home and family.

Shelter dog finds forever home with construction worker after ‘difficult’ tumor surgery

5-year-old shelter dog King has gotten a permanent loving family and home after a construction worker adopted him from the animal shelter Humane Society of Pinellas. According to the Miami Herald , when the dog came to the shelter, his condition was severe as he had a 7-pound heavy tumor on his face. The news outlet further reports that a spokesperson from the shelter, Peyton Davis, said, “It was 10% of his entire body weight…He could barely pick his head up. He could barely move around.”

After a “difficult” surgery, the dog King finally got rid of the huge mass. He also had heartworm disease and began receiving proper treatment for the same at the animal shelter. During this time, a construction worker met King and fell in love with him. At the time of meeting the shelter dog, he was working on a new adoption center project.

While talking about it, the Humane Society of Pinellas shelter writes on social media as per the Miami Herald, “Due to his heartworm treatment King had to be on leash walk only and our dedicated staff members would take him out on long walks and kept him entertained with lots of (enrichment),…During one of these long walks King was introduced to a construction worker who was working on our brand new Sjouwerman Adoption Center….(the worker) slowly fell in love with”. The man ended up adopting the adorable and heroic dog.

Thus, King miraculously now has a caring new family and a forever home.

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