Neglect: Emma Midgley with Floyd, the Old English Sheepdog, when he arrived at an animal charity after suffering severe neglect. He struggled to see, hear and go to the toilet
A rescued dog can finally see again after he was so severely neglected he became trapped in a filthy ball of his own matted hair - weighing two stone.
Floyd, an Old English Sheepdog, was picked up by an animal charity after he was bundled out of a van and left tied up with a piece of string on the street.
His dirty hair was so long and matted that he struggled to see, hear or go to the toilet and his claw-like nails made it painful for him to walk.
On the mend: Floyd trimmed of two stone of fur and on the road to recovery. He also had his two inch long nails clipped
But he is now recovering after vets performed a two hour operation to shave off two stone of matted hair and clip his two-inch long nails.
Wendy Kruger, from Wood Green, the animal charity which rescued Floyd, said whoever was responsible for his condition were 'criminal'.
She said: 'We were all extremely shocked and distressed at Floyd's condition. It is the worst case of animal neglect the charity has ever seen.
'Our main priority was to make him as comfortable as possible while we tried to treat his many ailments.
'When he first came in he was understandably frightened and wary of people. He couldn't see, hear, go to the toilet or walk properly.
'Now he has had his hair cut he has got his senses back and is rediscovering the world.
'He is 10 years-old and we don't think he has ever been groomed in his life.
source: dailymail
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