The 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 tumor on his face. The ulcerated mass reportedly weighed about seven pounds.
After appearing at the Humane Society of Pinellas animal shelter, King had to undergo a complicated surgery. The process was a success, and the tumor was removed from the dog’s face. During his recovery period, King encountered a kind-hearted construction worker who went on to adopt him. 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 seven-pound heavy tumor on his face. The news outlet further reported 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, King finally got rid of the tumor. 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 grew fond of 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 wrote 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).”
The post continued, “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 eventually ended up adopting the adorable and heroic dog. As such, King now has a caring new family and a home.
