Vet warning after puppy farm virus

8:10pm Thursday 24th January 2013 in News

The cocker spaniel bought from a breeder with the disease Parvirus The cocker spaniel bought from a breeder with the disease Parvirus

Vet are warning animal lovers not to buy pets from puppy farms after a family faced having to have its tiny dog put down.

The family from West Sussex bought the small cocker spaniel from a breeder who was advertising the animal for sale on a website.

But when they got it home, it quickly became ill. Within six days it was dead.

The pet had the highly contagious killer dog disease Parvovirus.

It was so ill vets said it had to be put down.

Senior veterinary clinician, Nicola Bromley, said: “Thousands of happy looking pups just like this one are bred in horrific conditions such as puppy farms, then transported cross country to these puppy sellers and sold every day already carrying this deadly virus, which usually manifests itself a few days after settling into their new home, when any natural immunity provided by their mother’s milk has worn off.”

The family said: “We are all devastated.”

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Comments(3)

ethel80 says...
12:15am Fri 25 Jan 13

Parvovirus - not parvirus. Never support puppy farms. I know a lot of people don't even realise what these places are about. Educate your friends and family if you can. Poor little pup. RIP.

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John Steed says...
7:49am Fri 25 Jan 13

buy a puppy without any background checks for quite often obscene amounts of cash, then abandon it to when and where ever when it gets to much to handle, the great british so called dog lovers perpetuate the business of puppy farms and also ensure huge number of unwanted dogs end up in charity kennels.
yes we are a nation of pround animal lovers.

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plantwoman says...
10:21am Fri 25 Jan 13

Poor little mite. Why are people still buying puppies in this way? If you want a puppy and can't see it with it's mother, then alarm bells should be ringing VERY LOUDLY!
It's such a shame.

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