Watch: A Stray Dog's Transformation After Vets Shave Off 3 Kg Of Matted Fur

The veterinary team removed over 3 kg of matted hair from the dog’s body

When an 11-year-old Shih Tzu arrived at a dog shelter in Missouri's Kansas City, he appeared sick and struggled to walk. The veterinary team at KC Pet Project said that he was one of the "worst matted cases" they had ever seen. The dog shelter has shared a video in which the brown-coloured dog, who arrived as a stray and has now been named Simon, looked to be in terrible shape, tired and sick. The team then worked on him for over two hours, shaving every single piece of matted hair off his small body. The KC Pet Project said one could only imagine how long it took for the dog to be in the condition he was. In the video, two members were seen using trimmers, painstakingly getting rid of extra hair from the dog's body. Later, a tiny Simon, with his body cleaned, wrapped in a towel, looked adorable. “When Simon first came in and before we shaved him, he weighed nearly 20 pounds (9 kg). We removed nearly 7 pounds (3.1 kg) of heavy, matted hair,” the dog shelter said, adding, in such cases, they never know what the condition of the skin would be like before shaving. Surprisingly, though, in Simon's case, his skin was found to be in good shape as was seen in the video too. The vets at the Kansas Pet Project said that the dog was covered in fleas when he arrived and will undergo dental surgery soon. However, at the dog shelter, he is now receiving great medical care from the team and will start the healing process.