A couple has been left heartbroken after their adorable seven-month-old puppy was diagnosed with a self-destroying disease.
Owners Jacob Heneke and Leah Barrett rescued their German shepherd, Frankie, from Hailsham, East Sussex, after he was dumped on the side of a road with his mum and siblings.
The pup was settling well into his new home in Hastings, when he suddenly started to struggle with eating his food and stopped playing with his toys.