Abandoned Dog With A Deformed Face Is Now An Instagram Star That Will Make Your Heart Melt
Abandoned dog with a deformed face
Most potential dog owners have an image in mind of a happy, fluffy puppy. Unfortunately for a Labrador retriever named Beaux Tox, a facial deformity he suffered while fighting for space in his mother’s womb marked him as unsellable by his first owner and unlovable by his second. But dog lover Jamie Hulit saw past the pup’s wrinkled brow and sunken head. And Hulit adopted Beaux Tox despite the hefty vet bill that accompanied her ownership. But now the dog is takingInstagram by storm with his cheerful disposition and color-coordinated outfits. Beaux Tox undoubtedly proves with every upload that looking different is not always a bad thing. Journeying from an abandoned dog with a deformed face to a social media icon, Beaux Tox’s story of redemption is the ultimate glow-up of 2018.Meet Beaux Tox
Beaux Tox is a six-year-old Labrador Retriever who was born with a severe facial deformity. “He just kind of got pushed out of the way, and formed how he formed but it has nothing to do with his intelligence,” said Jamie Hulit, Beaux’s current owner. With an MRI scan completed on the pup to cement the vet’s suspicious, Beaux’s personality and lifespan are not affected by his deformed physical appearance.
No Sale
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Unfortunately, Beaux’s physical apperance made his breeder mark him as “unsellable.” While his six brothers and sisters were sold for an impressive $1500 a piece, Beaux was given away for free to a man unable to give him the care and attention he deserved.
Neglected
No longer with the breeder who kicked him to the curb because of his less-than-stellar pricetag, Beaux wound up in the care of a family who already had a number of cats.
As Beaux did not get along with the owner’s pets, he was exiled to a backyard existence without a place to sleep or shelter for the elements.
For five miserable years, Beaux was alone.
Medical Issues
Unfortunately, Beaux Tox’s long history of neglect left him with a number of medical issues. Weighing just 42 pounds and suffering from a severe case of ear mites, vets at the Hoegemeyer Animal Clinic in Kerrville, Texas weren’t sure the dog would survive for much longer.
“I see neglect as a form of abuse,” said Hulit, a Texan woman who would seen be Beaux’s savior. “Maybe it’s not the same as physical abuse, but it does manifest itself physically.”