Puppies Of Abandoned Emaciated Dog Sought: Meriden Animal Control

MERIDEN, CT — The Meriden Animal Control is asking for help with finding the puppies of an emaciated dog that was found abandoned in Meriden this week.

The animal control picked up the “very sweet, young girl” on Sunday after she was found by teenagers, according to a post on the Meriden Animal Control-Saving Paws Facebook page.

Officials said the teens found the dog running around the area of the Lincoln Plaza on West Main Street in Meriden (the old Save A Lot plaza) in the early evening.

“This girl is completely emaciated and she was obviously pregnant not too long ago,” officials wrote in the post on Facebook. “After being fed 2 meals, her mammary glands have completely filled up with more milk, meaning we think these puppies are newborn and have been taken away from their mother extremely early.

“We have named her Petals. We believe she is a Hound mix and she is about the size of a Beagle. She appears to be quite young herself. She does not have a microchip and she was not wearing a collar. We are looking for the previous owner of Petals and for her puppies!”

Anyone with information is asked to call the Meriden Animal Control at 203-235-4179.

“If her puppies are alive, they are much too young to be away from their mother!” officials wrote.

Officials also said they tried to bring Petals back to the area where she was found, but “we did not have any luck finding her puppies or signs of puppies in the area.”

For more information, visit Meriden Animal Control-Saving Paws on Facebook here.