The American pit bull abandoned on Mahim beach on Wednesday morning appears to be experiencing abdominal swelling, according to pet lover Bhavesh Natekar, who is taking care of the canine. Natekar suspects this is the reason why the animal was deserted, resulting in two people, including a child, being injured.

Natekar took the dog to a Mahim-based veterinarian on Wednesday after which some blood tests were conducted. “It seems that the dog was abandoned because it has health complications. I think that the dog is traumatised as every time it sees a person with a stick in his or her hand, it starts barking continuously,” Natekar said.