A rescue dog whose matted fur left him barely able to walk because has become Internet famous after a life-changing haircut.
The poor 11-year-old stray Shih Tzu also struggled to see because his eyes were covered by the overgrown hair.
When he was taken to the KC Pet Project in Kansas, his fur had turned a dark brown colour and the teeny pooch weighed a whopping 20lbs because of the excess hair.
However, after a very careful trim by a vet, the gorgeous dog, who is now called Simon, looks unrecognizable and has a huge weight off him in the most literal sense as he's 6lbs lighter!
Simon's transformation was subsequently posted to TikTok where it went viral and has received over 30.5 million views.
The video was captioned with the following hashtags: "#kansascity #shelterdog #kcpetproject #animalshelter #matteddog #transformation."
Watch Simon's incredible transformation below:A voiceover on the clip revealed that it took two hours to cut off Simon's excess matted fur, but thankfully, his skin was in good condition despite him suffering such extreme neglect.
Reacting to the footage, one TikTok user wrote: "His owners should be arrested."
A second wrote: "I can't imagine the relief he felt."
A third added: "That poor dog thank you for helping him and other dogs without you guys they wouldn't survive thank you so much [sic]."
A fourth wrote: "Omg this breaks my heart!!! Ahhhh. Thank you for taking care of him."
A fifth commented: "How the hell someone could allow this to happen to their precious pet. Poor sweetie. He looks so much better now. Hope he will have a loving home."
A sixth added: "So scary to see dogs like this suffering so much. The amount of pain that matting must have caused. So happy he is healing now!"
Meanwhile, a seventh wrote: "My eyes are full of tears because this poor baby was someone's pet. I don't understand how it gets to this point but I'm so thankful that he's okay."
Hopefully, Simon gets the loving home he deserves and a huge shoutout to the staff at KC Pet Project for all their hard work!
