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RSPCA’s nationwide Give to Get Them Home appeal is on this Thursday
When a German Shepherd cross named Ruger arrived at RSPCA South Australia’s former shelter at Lonsdale last September, his paws were so sore he couldn’t walk. The two RSPCA South Australia inspectors who had transported him left him inside the cage and carried it into the vet clinic.
“Ruger had been left to fend for himself after his owner died,” RSPCA SA Inspector Stuart Thomas said.
“This poor dog had been foraging for food on the outskirts of Ceduna for weeks.
“We stopped at intervals during the eight-hour drive to Lonsdale to give him mini-meals because too much food too soon is dangerous for an animal in his condition, and he was ravenous.”
In addition to being malnourished, Ruger also had a chronic skin condition that was affecting his whole body, including between his toes. Clumps of matted fur, alopecia and infected skin lesions were causing severe irritation, and Ruger was further harming…