The dog was found in a horrific condition (Picture: Caters)

A stray dog found on the streets of Thailand with a hole in her head has made a miraculous recovery thanks to a British charity.

Parts of the dog’s skull were exposed and covered in dirt after being abandoned in the northern city of Chiang Mai.

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Heart-breaking photos of the dog named Kiss show her in horrible condition and looking terrified after her ordeal.

Even experienced rescue vets struggled to hold back their tears at her condition, described by Worldwide Veterinary Services (WVS) as ‘the worst injuries we have ever seen’.


But after over a month of intensive treatment, the forgotten street dog was back to full health with a luscious coat of fur.

Her wound was so bad the skin and tissue was rotting away (Picture: Caters)

When she was discovered Kiss was severely underweight, emaciated, unresponsive and shut down to the point of semi-consciousness.



An old injury on her face had been left untreated for so long that her skin was literally rotting away with maggots living inside the tissue.

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WVS Thailand operations director Ian Clarke said: ‘The suffering was unbearable to see and the injuries caused distress for many of the vets and vet nurses that came into contact with the dog.

‘To think of what she must have been going through, physically and emotionally over the few months before she was rescued was enough to break the hearts of some of even the most experienced staff.’

It took five weeks but eventually vets were able to turn her life around.

Kiss is unrecognisable from the dog found five weeks before (Picture: Caters)

After several months of suffering, her wounds were finally cleaned and sewn shut.

With further medication and rehabilitation Kiss recovered fully and is now able to lead a healthy, normal life.

The CEO at WVS, Luke Gamble said: ‘We have shared this story so that our supporters and dog lovers across the world can see the challenges we face every day here at WVS Thailand.

‘Our staff work extremely hard to help the dogs of Chiang Mai and beyond and often have to deal with some very emotionally challenging circumstances of which many people are unaware.’

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