A litter of crossbreed puppies were found in a cardboard box in a garden at just five-days old in Finglas, Dublin

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This morning.

Via Dogs Trust:

We are appealing for public support after seeing an influx of surrendered and abandoned dogs, including a box of five-day-old puppies that was recently handed into their rehoming centre in Dublin.

A member of the public discovered the abandoned litter of four crossbreed pups in his garden in Finglas, in a cardboard box. The man immediately brought the tiny siblings to Dogs Trust where it was established by the charity’s Veterinary team that they were no more than five days old.

Niamh Curran-Kelly, Veterinary and Welfare Manager at Dogs Trust Ireland said::

“Puppies of this age are completely and utterly dependant on their mum. Their eyes and ears are closed and they’re unable to toilet themselves or regulate their body temperature, so they wouldn’t have survived much longer their own.

“Thankfully, they got to us in time so we could give them the care they needed, including bottle feeding and toileting them every two hours. Sadly, the smallest of the litter passed away, despite veterinary intervention but unfortunately this is quite common with orphaned puppies.”

Dogs Trust