Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly returns to Channel 5 tonight and Graeme Hall is getting some expert help from pet nutritionist Chloe Fuller.
But viewers may be left wondering why Chloe uses both a wheelchair and a feeding tube.
The 27-year-old joins Graeme – better known as The Dogfather – as he tackles more troublesome pooches in the Channel 5 show.
Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly features dog nutritionist Chloe Fuller tonight (Credit: Channel 5)
In tonight’s episode, Graeme meets a vegan couple who want to know whether their dog can safely follow a vegan diet too.
That’s where Chloe steps in with her specialist advice.
Why does Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly star Chloe Fuller use a feeding tube?
Chloe became seriously ill at the age of 13 following what initially appeared to be a minor infection.
She was later diagnosed with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), a condition that causes a person’s heart rate to increase rapidly when they stand up or sit upright.
Doctors later discovered Chloe’s POTS had been triggered by Ehlers-Danlos syndrome – a genetic condition which can cause chronic pain, fatigue, unstable joints and fragile skin.
As her health worsened, Chloe had to be home schooled and, by the age of 16, she required a wheelchair.
Her digestive system also began to fail due to her POTS. After spending three months in hospital, doctors decided tube feeding was the safest option.
Speaking previously to The Blend Mag, Chloe explained: “When I became tube-fed, there really was a sense of relief because I was like, I don’t have to stress anymore.
“I no longer had to worry about dying. I no longer had to worry about the pressure to eat and, suddenly, I had so much more energy than I’d had in years.”
Chloe Fuller trained her own assistance dogs after becoming seriously ill (Credit: Channel 5)
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