Staff from the KC Pet Project took more than two 60 minutes to shave all the matted pelt from 11 - year - old Simon ’s diminutive body .
Ashih tzufound alongside a Kansas City street with heavily , heavilymatted fur is on his way to a better life after his fib get the mettle of million .
Someone found Simon , as he ’s now known , on the side of a street last Monday and brought him into the KC Pet Project for treatment , KSHB reports . you’re able to barely see 11 - year - old Simon under the big , unadulterated clumps of matted fur , relieve for his small nozzle and mouthpiece . usually , shih tzus demand plenty ofgrooming .
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cleanse Simon up proved quite the task for the veterinary faculty at KC Pet Project . The shelter posted a video of Simon ’s treatmenton TikTok , call it " possibly one of the worst matted case that we ’ve ever consider . " Two members of vet staff took more than two hours to shave off all the matted fur . By the end of it , the sedated Simon was 6.5 pounds sluttish .
" We can only guess how long it took for him to get into this experimental condition , but one thing we know for certain is that life is about to get so much good for this male child , " the TikTok voiceover says .
So far , Simon ’s translation video has netted an stupefying 47.3 million view .
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" Everybody loves to see these before and after moments that show a favorite at their very worst and then how , thanks to medicine and love and aid , they ’re able to make this remarkable transformation , " KC Pet Project Chief Communications Officer Tori Fugate told KSHB .
In a follow - upTikTok TV , Pet Project faculty report on Simon ’s health . He has ironic oculus and really postulate some dental oeuvre . He also has a small trouble walk because he was overcorrecting his gait while having to post all that matted pelt . Nevertheless , he ’s still comparatively healthy and " record us his happy personality . "
With such a weight — both literal and figurative — off trivial Simon ’s shoulder , we ca n’t wait to see him hold out the life he deserves , all thanks to a kind - hearted unknown and the staff at KC Pet Project .
