He woke up this morning like any ordinary day, but without a miracle, one dog might not survive until the weekend.
Maine was taken into a rescue centre in December after being discovered malnourished and roaming the streets alone.
Staff at the North Central Animal Shelter, in Los Angeles, issued appeals throughout the local area - but tragically, nobody stepped forward to claim the three-year-olddog.
A statement about thepoochreads: "He had no microchip and no one claimed him.
"He was stressed and wary at first. He would not cooperate with a hands-on evaluation from the team and quickly started dropping weight. But staff did not give up on him.
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"With extra feedings and some trazodone for his nerves, he's now at a healthy weight and has settled down.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
