This neglected stray had an emergency grooming session, now looks like a completely different dog

This neglected stray had an emergency grooming session, now looks like a completely different dog

It was nearing midnight in Oviedo, Florida when a couple on a late-night drive came across a severely neglected dog on the side of the road. Kari Falla, owner of BGE Grooming, then opened her doors to the stray and performed an emergency grooming session in the early morning hours.

The couple had connected with the groomer on Facebook and Falla knew she had to step in to help this poor pooch out. “When a dog is matted that badly, it can cause its blood flow to stop as well as bruising to the dog,” Falla told InsideEdition.com.

She noted that an average grooming takes about an hour-and-a-half. But this pup was on the groomer’s table for three whole hours.

Pictures don't even come close to showing how bad these mats were. They were soaking wet, infested with fleas, full of yeast infection and attached like a mummified cast. The smell was horrendous.

Posted by BGE Grooming on Thursday, October 12, 2017

The dog, whom Falla named Lucky, was so severely matted that he couldn’t properly go to the bathroom. He was also infested with fleas.

“I could tell he’d been that way for a few years from the pictures,” Falla told InsideEdition.com. “You could tell it was extreme neglect. I knew it was bad, but nothing prepared me for what I saw. It smelled like death and the dog could not walk. They had to carry it.”

But when Falla began working on Lucky, he sensed she was helping him and was a perfect customer.

At midnight we opened up our salon to help this baby found off of Conroy in the middle of the night. It was an...

Posted by BGE Grooming on Thursday, October 12, 2017

Lucky had so much hair taken off, it looked like another dog is sitting next to him on the table.

We can only imagine the amount of relief this baby is feeling after being relieved of all these painful mats! We knew it was an emergency as soon as we saw him!

Posted by BGE Grooming on Thursday, October 12, 2017

Once Lucky was rid of the excess fur and had a good scrub down —

Midnight emergency groom for this baby! He feels much better now!

Posted by BGE Grooming on Wednesday, October 11, 2017

— Falla realized that he is both deaf and blind, which could be the reason he ended up abandoned. Officials are currently searching for Lucky’s original owners. This pup was the worst case of neglect she had ever seen.

“It made me cry,” Falla said. But when Lucky’s fur was removed, he immediately began wagging his tail. “I knew I did the right thing.”

We were sent this video after he was groomed last night. THIS is why we opened at a moment's notice to help this little baby.When he was brought to us by the transporter , he couldn't even walk. He was carried in. His hair was so matted they became casts all over his body . He could not walk let alone wag his tail. He could not poop, his butt was sewed shut with matting. He couldn't feel you touching him, the mats were so thick it was insane. He was suffering.Look how happy he is now!

Posted by BGE Grooming on Thursday, October 12, 2017

Lucky is now being cared for by a foster family while he awaits permanent adoption. We have a feeling that with a face like Lucky’s, he’ll be adopted in no time.

And it’s clear now that not all heroes wear capes. Some wield clippers and shampoo.

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