The Boothbay community is rallying around a one-eyed cocker spaniel who needs cataract surgery in his remaining eye.
BOOTHBAY, Maine — The Boothbay community is rallying around ‘One-Eyed Olly.’ A one-eyed cocker spaniel who was recently rescued from a kill shelter in South Carolina after having his right eye removed due to infection. But now, his other eye is causing some problems and a local restaurant and brewery are fundraising for Olly’s surgery.
Shane McBay rescued Olly about two months ago.
“He’s the sweetest little thing. He acclimated quite well to us,” McBay said.
There’s one thing that’s a little different about Olly. Yes, he lost one eye, but now he is having problems with the other.
“He was blind. I mean, he couldn’t see out of either eye, probably,” said Jen Mitchell. Mitchell is a close friend of McBay’s and the owner of Brady’s in Boothbay.
McBay is the front of the house manager at Brady’s in Boothbay and works closely with Mitchell. They both support animal organizations …