Ronnie the 7-month-old Rottweiler has megaoesophagus, an incurable condition that makes it impossible for him to eat or drink like other dogs. He cannot swallow properly, and relies on gravity to get his kibble to his stomach. Therefore, it can take up to 20 minutes to spoon-feed him.
Ronnie will only be adopted out to a home in which he can receive the time and attention he needs. Link -via Arbroath
Staff at Leeds Dogs Trust rehoming centre have helped to make life easier for Ronnie after they designed and built him a special feeding station.
Manager Amanda Sands said: “We’ve fed Ronnie standing up since he came to the centre with his littermates aged seven weeks but now that he is bigger we can’t support and feed him at the same time.
“We designed the feeding station so he can support himself while we spoon-feed him. He happily gets in by himself.
“We’re going to decorate it so it will look nice in his home when he hopefully gets one.”
Ronnie will only be adopted out to a home in which he can receive the time and attention he needs. Link -via Arbroath
That's a hell of a lot of work, especially with a big rottweiler. As much as it would have made better sense to put painlessly to sleep at 7 weeks, I really hope there's a bleeding heart big enough out there to want to take on this insane task.