11-week-old pug, Skip has been given a suitable name after being thrown away like rubbish in freezing, wintry conditions to face a life of blindness. There were fears that Skip would lose his sight completely because his other eye was bulbous and cloudy when he was discovered. Now, the pet so heartlessly dumped is getting the care and attention he deserves from animal cruelty investigators and the Cotswolds Dogs & Cats Home.
As the RSPCA attempts to track down the person who dumped Skip in the Twyning area of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, last month, vets are hopeful they will save his sight.

RSPCA Inspector Thea Kerrison said: He is the sweetest little thing and just eleven weeks old. Sadly, the vet discovered he had just one eye, and we initially thought he would be permanently blind in this eye, which is very bulbous and cloudy. Its now hoped the eye can be saved, and hopefully with it, Skips sight. It is such a cruel thing to do to just discard an animal who is desperately in need of help. To think a puppy in such a shocking condition was just thrown away is heartbreaking.
Skip the one-eyed pug puppy is getting specialist care to save his sight. There are hopes Skip will soon be found a permanent home. In the meantime, he is being rehabilitated at in foster care for the Cotswolds Dogs and Cats Home as he needs round the clock care and attention.

Rehoming team leader at the home James Tubb is optimistic for Skip's future, he said: Skips sight is now improving but hes certainly not out of the woods yet, although hes happy and eating well." He added: Other than his eye, hes now doing really well. Hes not confident at walking just yet, he keeps reversing back into people. We suspect hes not had the opportunity to learn to walk and has perhaps been kept in cramped conditions before he was dumped.