The family watched helplessly as he went from a playful and rambunctious puppy to
a sickly pup that refused to eat or drink.
The test results revealed that
the sickly pup had an unusually high white blood cell count, indicative of an infection.
Researchers think inbreeding is probably to blame for the most recent wolf die - off, which leaves just two adults and one
sickly pup.
If she is not given sufficient time to recover, her own body's nutritional resources can be taxed leading to poor nursing and
sickly pups.
Since the report, the situation has got even worse with people taking advantage of the relaxation of pet travel laws, which makes it easier to bring
sickly pups into the country from abroad.
Puppy farmers breed dogs purely for profit, with no regard for their health and welfare and the Kennel Club and Pup Aid are warning that the problem is getting worse, as puppy farmers hide behind the anonymity that the internet provides, even importing
sickly pups from puppy farms abroad, which is easier than ever due to the relaxation of pet travel rules last year.
California sea lion crisis has deepened as the number of abandoned,
sickly pups continues to increase and the Pacific Ocean becomes warmer.
Not exact matches
Due to the effort and time they put into raising as well breeding
pups that are not defective,
sickly or of inferior quality it is justified.
You don't want a shy, emaciated or
sickly - appearing
pup.
If you can't provide the time, you will either have dead
pups, or
pups that are bad tempered, antisocial, dirty and / or
sickly - hardly a buyer's delight.
This
pup was brought into the city shelter,
sickly and emaciated.