KYLE — The Philomena, an assisted living and memory care facility in Kyle, has a new resident: a 7-year-old shih tzu named Chewy.
On Jan. 31, Chewy was found wandering the streets of North Austin by an employee, said Priscilla Duran, a dog mom and executive director of The Philomena. She was notified of the dog and took it to the vet, where they scanned for and found a microchip. Duran attempted to call the owner on file, but she explained that, unfortunately, the previous owner responded that he no longer wanted the dog and blocked the number Duran called from. After calling several times, from different numbers, she was given the same response and blocked again.
“[Chewy] was in pretty bad shape, just appearance-wise,” said Duran. “He’s a shih tzu and so, [his hair] had been completely overgrown. His hair was matted to the point that it looked painful and he looked like he’d been living on the street for a few months.”
