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Puppy Farm Palaver

In September we took in 23 dogs who were rescued from a Devon property. Some of the dogs were pregnant when they arrived in our care so this number soon rose to 30 dogs!

The dogs, a mixture of small “designer breeds” ranging from 7 days old to 12 years old, had been living in terrible conditions, resulting in them all suffering from overgrown claws, flea and worm infestations, as well as severe malnutrition. On arrival most of the dogs were extremely matted and covered in their own faeces as well as suffering from ammonia burns on their skin from living in their own urine. The tight matt ’s made it difficult for the dogs to move about and go to the toilet as well as causing incredibly sore spots on their skin. The huge flea burden resulted in some of the dogs constantly scratching, leaving them with open sores from the self-inflicted wounds. The mothers of the puppies had been struggling to keep up with the demand of having to continually nurse litter after litter in these conditions.

The dogs have now been nursed back to health, they have had full health checks, been neutered, microchipped, flea treated, wormed, vaccinated and some of the dogs also needed dentals, eye operations and treatment for skin conditions. Most of the dogs have now found their forever homes and are enjoying their new adventures and unconditional love from their new owners.

We are so grateful to Dee from Deesigner Pets for her time she kindly gave to groom all of these dogs, which was a huge task as they were in a terrible state.