A clip of a very "special puppy" with a cleft palate has gone viral on TikTok with more than 1.8 million views. In the video post to @clefttedteddy, Teddy the golden retriever puppy can be seen ...

LOS ANGELES — Dogs, like people, can be born with cleft palates. Some die from pneumonia or malnourishment. Some with the defect, which is basically a hole in the mouth, are euthanized. But the same ...

Every pet owner thinks their four-legged friend is perfect, but two veterinary nurses have won praise online after refusing to give up on a disabled boxer puppy, who they believe is just as perfect ...

PHOENIX - The Arizona Small Dog Rescue is taking on a big case after a severely underweight, dehydrated puppy with a cleft palate came into their shelter. "Ziggy came to us in pretty rough shape," ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BROWNSBURG, Ind. — Emmalyn was born with a ...

There are so many non-profit organizations helping animals in the Siouxland area, and one of those is No Dogs Cleft Behind.

ELYRIA, Ohio — For Crystal Mills, a longtime dog lover and employee in the veterinary industry, it all began with a request she just couldn't turn down. "I started about two years ago when I received ...

Scientists studying birth defects in humans and purebred dogs have identified an association between cleft lip and cleft palate and a mutation in the ADAMTS20 gene. Their findings were presented at ...