Labrador Lifeline seeks help to find caring homes for 4 disabled puppies

In March last year the Trust were approached by a vet seeking help with a litter of 6 pure bred Labrador puppies who had been taken to the surgery to be euthanased. The puppies had been diagnosed with Neosporosis.

Neosporosis is a serious parasitic disease in dogs caused by Neospora caninum, primarily affecting the nervous and muscular systems, particularly in puppies under 6 months. It causes symptoms like hindlimb paralysis, muscle rigidity, and swallowing difficulties, often transmitted via raw meat or mother-to-pup.

The Trust agreed to give these pups every chance of life and one of their Trustees took all six puppies into foster. Weeks of treatment took place and they all grew steadily. Their mobility did not improve and none of them could stand unaided. Hours of physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, acupuncture, most offered free of charge by local experts and complete devotion by this Trustee and his wife has given them a good quality of life. Every waking moment is taken up with their care and enrichment of life.

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