She was placed on other daily medications to mediate her pain as her symptoms worsened. Instead, Marley had to wear pain patches to help ease the pain caused by her chronic health conditions. Although Marley’s family tried to treat these ailments, the treatments failed. This condition creates pockets of spinal fluid buildup and causes a lot of pain. Along with that, the MRI scan revealed that she had a “Chiari-like malformation,” a hereditary condition common to Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, which caused her skull to be too small for her brain. When Marley was one-and-a-half years old, she was diagnosed with Atlantoaxial Subluxation, another hereditary issue that caused her first and second vertebrate to fail to fuse properly. Unfortunately, hereditary health conditions like these are the norm for puppies born in puppy mills-because puppy mill breeders will breed any dog who can breed, even if they have potential hereditary health conditions that could be passed on to their puppies, just to maximize profits. The vet who diagnosed Marley confirmed that this is a hereditary issue. Marley suffered serious health problems from day one-already infected with giardia (a parasite) and kennel cough by the time she was brought to her new home.Īt nine months old, Marley was diagnosed with Patellar Luxation (knee dislocation), which required surgery on both of her knees. They paid $3,000 for a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppy they named Marley-but they paid a much higher price less than three years later when their sweet pup passed away from health complications.
They didn’t know that cruel puppy breeders rely on pet shops to present a spotless, wholesome image so customers won’t know or think about where puppies are born or how their mothers are treated. They visited a pet store in Southern California, unaware of how the puppy industry works and how it hurts dogs. and her family purchased their first puppy in August 2016. Today, in honor of Puppy Mill Awareness Day, we’re sharing Marley’s story. While we fight for stronger protections for dogs, we also know that too many families are unaware that the cute puppies sold in stores and online come from these horrific places. Dogs are kept in small cages their entire lives and bred over and over again, just so the pet industry can profit off the sale of their puppies. Many puppies bought online or in pet shops were born in places that the public rarely sees. This Saturday, September 19, is Puppy Mill Awareness Day.
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