A morbidly obese dog left “to die” on the streets of Thailand was rescued and given a second chance at life. The adorable pooch underwent a massive transformation and is now living a spectacular life with her new family.
The furry friend named Cindy Crawford was found on the streets in September 2023 by Niall Harbison, whose bio on X said he is “on a mission to save 10,000 dogs a month.”
Highlights
- A morbidly obese dog named Cindy Crawford was rescued off the streets of Thailand, weighing around 100 lbs
- Rescuers put Cindy on a diet and gave her much-needed grooming to improve her skin and health
- Vets took a slow approach to her care to avoid a heart attack due to her stressed body
- Cindy transformed dramatically, shedding down to 62 lbs, regaining her dignity and self-confidence
Weighing about 46 kg (or around 100lbs), the canine was found outside a 7-Eleven with seemingly no will to live.
An adorable canine named Cindy Crawford was found on the streets of Thailand weighing around 46 kg (100lbs)
Image credits: Niall Harbison / Twitter
Image credits: Niall Harbison / Twitter
“On the 22nd of September last year I found Cindy Crawford on the streets. She was morbidly obese and about to die,” Niall wrote in a series of tweets about his tail-wagging friend’s transformation.
“She weighed 46kg or just under 100lbs. Her transformation today is seriously hard to believe…” he continued. “This was how I found her. Laying in the streets, her hair falling out and cars wizzing inches past her head. Cindy Crawford had given up on life and had lost all the dignity.”
Niall Harbison, who moved to Thailand a few years back, rescued the tail-wagging companion from the streets and put her on the path to good health
Niall, who moved from Ireland to Thailand about five years back, shared videos of the dog being given a much-needed grooming treatment. Her skin and general health needed a lot of attention, which Cindy received thanks to the kind humans around her.
The vets took things slow and gradually put her on a diet, giving the pooch time to avoid the risk of a heart attack.
The people looking after her ensured they took things slow because she could die from a heart attack due to the stress her body was under
“Where we really started to make progress was when Cindy was diagnosed with a thyroid issue. Her medicines / regular training and meeting her new future mum Lana all started to pay off. She started losing about 400g or 1lbs a week,” the dog-lover continued.
It took about five months before the rescued canine could finally run for the first time since she was taken off the streets.
Her new pet parent, Lana, took her in and continued helping her in her weight-loss journey with walks, beach trips, and a healthy diet.
As she underwent a dramatic transformation, the pooch found a new forever home where she got showered with love and attention
“Cindy had worked her ass off for 7 months and instead of living outside a 7-11 she had her own family and a villa,” Niall tweeted. “Her skin was perfect and she had her joy for life back. Cindy kept up her fitness goals though and she is now down to 28.5kg or 62 lbs. Spectacular.”
He shared pictures of the pooch smiling away as she got her “dignity,” her “self-confidence,” and “her life back.”