Inbred Puppy Looks Like a “Gremlin” And Struggles To Survive — Better Sit Tight Before Seeing Him Now

Do your homework to ensure you’re obtaining your puppy from a reputable source. Many “backyard breeders” try to “design” dogs in an unethical method that results in serious health problems for the animals.

One “gremlin” dog had this happen to her, leaving her with a lot of physical deformities and health problems and almost leading to her euthanization had an animal rescue not taken her in.

Myskia, a French bulldog of seven months’ age, was taken in by Lucky Tales Rescue in July. The organisation is based in northern Kentucky and also covers the Cincinnati, Ohio, area.

They claimed the breeder of Myskia wanted to use her for breeding purposes so that she would have a “gremlin look,” then sell her puppies, murder her, and dispose of her body.

Rescue president Laura Morgan told 12 News that “people like a certain look on a dog, and they’ll do anything they can breeding wise to make that look.”

“They want to shorten their stance and have them like bow legged to look kind of like the gremlin look. That’s what they’re doing with a lot of exotic bullies,” explained veterinary technician Jenn Rimar.

Myskia had serious medical concerns and physical deformities that threatened her life because of inbreeding, which is not unheard of among unethical backyard breeders seeking to achieve a desired look but went “too far” in her case. The breeder had planned to have the dog put down, but someone talked him out of it, rescued the dog, and gave her up.

The shelter called her a “medical nightmare,” noting her limb deformities at birth, Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome, aspirational pneumonia, and possible CMD. She was apparently fighting for her life in an oxygen tank because of a malformation of her airway.

The animal hospital recommended euthanasia, but Lucky Tails attempted to preserve the dog’s life in whatever way they could. The dog, renamed “Gremlin,” underwent surgery to make breathing easier, but her collapsed trachea is irreparable.

“They had to widen her nostrils so she could breathe easier out of her nose,” Rimar said to 12 News. “She had an actual inflammatory polyp that had grown from all of the inflammation from her trying to breathe. It was covering 40% of her airway, so they had to cut that out and then she spent two weeks on oxygen there in their ICU unit.”

The shelter kept fighting for Gremlin’s life despite the odds (and the reported $10,000 in medical expenditures), and the dog is doing great in foster care with Jenn Rimar.

“Even though she won’t have a normal life, she’s having a comfortable happy life and that’s what matters,” Laura Morgan said. “She just had like little glimmers of hope, where it was like, ‘Oh she ate today, that’s a good thing,’ or, ‘She played today, she’s happy.’”

While Gremlin’s story has a happy ending, many dogs still face serious health problems due to inhumane breeding practises. The shelter recommends doing research on breeders to ensure they are trustworthy and concerned about the welfare of their animals before making a purchase.

Due to inbreeding and unethical breeding practises, poor Gremlin was born with serious medical concerns; nevertheless, we are relieved to report that she is presently doing well despite the odds.

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