A loving dog has parts of his brain missing when he was born.
He has a huge underbite, a crooked nose, but he has a big heart and an ever-present smile!
3-year-old Moose was born with several complications and a deformed skull. Some dogs with such difficulties have been abandoned by their owners or put them down.
But for Jennifer Osborne, Moose’s distinctive appearance only makes him more lovable. Adorable pictures of the pooch show off his permanent smile, mismatched and striking eyes, and a pair of novelty spectacles.
26-year-old Jennifer from Ohio found Moose in a pet store three years ago. She took him home as she feared the worst would’ve happened if she won’t take him home.
“’I’m thankful I got him rather than someone who would have abandoned him or put him down. We believe Moose was born this way,” Jennifer expressed.
“We know that Moose’s nose was pushed into his skull which caused the underbite, crooked nose, deformed skull, deformed brain and eye issues – probably when he was still in the womb.”
Aside from physical deformities, Moose also suffers many other medical conditions. “He also turned out to have seasonal allergies and cherry eye — a condition that causes a dog’s tear ducts to protrude from the eyelid,” Jennifer added.
“Moose began having grand mal seizures in April of 2018 – they affect the body and the brain and left his whole body twitching and him foaming at the mouth. At his worst, he had three in 30 hours.
“He has been on a low dose of Phenobarbital that has kept grand mal seizures away since he started the medication. But he continued to have focal seizures every so often and they can last hours.”
Jennifer continued: “Shortly after we got Moose an MRI showed that Moose had no forehead, no sinuses, missing parts of his brain — particularly the part that helps him smell — and a cyst in his brain where the deformity is.
“The front of his brain is squished together too. Only the front area of his brain is affected and his seizures will likely get worse but his neurologist doesn’t believe it’ll shorten his life.”
Moose remains a loving and loyal not only to Jennifer but also to his pup siblings. “He is amazing and a blessing on my life,” Jennifer expressed.
“With everything that’s happened to Moose, we’re very lucky he survived, period. He is literally a miracle.”
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