Chicky, I'm so sorry. It sounds like you've been living a nightmare.
HUGS
HUGS
I don't know what we're going to do! Yes, I still have him.cracker9ball said:What was your final decision? Do you still have the dog? I send you my best. SO sorry for what you are going through.
Have you tried asking the vet about using just plain robitussin for the mucous?Hereditary potential
As a note, umbilical hernias in puppies are a genetic or congenital defect in over 90% of the cases. The disorder is passed from generation to generation just like the color of the coat or the animal's overall size. Very, very rarely are they caused by trauma or excessive pressures during whelping. Animals that have a hernia or had a surgical repair of a hernia should never be used for breeding. Additionally, those adults that produce puppies with this condition should not be bred again.
Chicky Monkey said:I could go on and on. And these are just the recent exchanges that don't include when she told me that I must have done something to him to make him timid because he wasn't timid in her kennel. You know, the kennel he'd been in all his life? That he was comfortable in? With his littermates?
Hi Linda,Linda said:Chicky,
I am so sorry. At the least the breeder should be reimbursing your medical costs up to the price you paid. And from what I read on this website
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm ... icleid=442, the umbilical hernia ALONE should be enough to not breed the parents again, (the hernia surgery correction that you were never even advised about!), let alone the immune problems you are experiencing:
Have you tried asking the vet about using just plain robitussin for the mucous?Hereditary potential
As a note, umbilical hernias in puppies are a genetic or congenital defect in over 90% of the cases. The disorder is passed from generation to generation just like the color of the coat or the animal's overall size. Very, very rarely are they caused by trauma or excessive pressures during whelping. Animals that have a hernia or had a surgical repair of a hernia should never be used for breeding. Additionally, those adults that produce puppies with this condition should not be bred again.
Again, I am sorry.
Exactly...she's got all the right "stuff". But the reality is far different. Her people skills alone are a significant reason to stay away.Sal said:Oh dear, I am so sorry. We e-mailed eachother a bit ago.
We experienced a lot of the same stuff with the SAME breeder.
Is it "legal" on this website to name the parents of your
poor pup? In that way, smart buyers can STAY AWAY!!!
BTW, our little pup does have an umbilical hernia.
Our vet said it should have been taken care of when the puppy was spayed.
Also, this breeder belongs to all the "right" organizations and is
on the board of one of them.
Wish we could report this somewhere.