Published 17:53 IST, November 23rd 2019

Adult German Shepherd retains puppy-like features, diagnosed with Giardia

A two-year-old German Shepherd breed from Phoenix, Arizona has retained his puppy-like features despite reaching adulthood due to a rare disease

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A two-year-old German Shepherd breed from Phoenix, Arizona has retained his puppy-like features despite reaching ulthood. It has been revealed that he has never grown out of his puppy-hood. canine, Ranger has pituitary dwarfism due to which he has retained puppy-like features despite reaching ulthood. According to  reports, Ranger was diagsed with rare condition after he was contracted by a parasite called Giardia. However, dog recovered from infection but his owners said that y did t find him growing like a rmal breed, as per reports. owners took him to veterinary and diagsed that puppy may have dwarfism mutation,  a condition where bones do t grow to rmal size, based on what is expected of breed.

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Rangers dealt with several health-related issues

dog dealt with several health-related issues including flaky skin and loss of fur due to hypothyroidism, which is a side effect of his dwarfism, according to reports. His owners and online followers h me all efforts for his speedy recovery. Instagram profile is flooded with messs from fans and followers, wishing him good health and recovery. Shelby Mayo, Ranger's guardian who brought puppy home said that he was smaller than his mates and soon realized that he was suffering from a rare-health condition called Coccidia. 

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Owners put full efforts to fully recover dog

owners h put all efforts to help dog recover completely, but dog  showed little improvemnet. Once owner realized that dog would t grow much y h him neutered and it h an verse effect on him. dog started losing weight, fur and developed flaky skins. A follower who h a dog with similar condition vised m to get Ranger checked for hypothyroidism and diagsis revealed that he h a rare health condition. 

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