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Location: Liverpool, UK
Joined: Jun 2011
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Why buy a health tested puppy-NEVER think it wont happen to you
Every on Dogsey propably knows the story of how I got my second dog but if you dont here's a brief overview. (The first is a rescue.)
Me and the OH wanted another dog, the OH was very keen on a Basset Hound. A friend told us that she knew of someone who had puppies. These pups were only half Basset Hound it turned out but we went to see them anyway. I fell in love with my jelly bean I said I wanted her. We met the mum, she was a sweetie. We had to go a few doors down to meet dad who was a staffy. Happy lovely mad staffy but that was OK ive got one just the same so I decided I definately wanted the pup. The story behind the pups was this staffy had jumped a 6ft fence to reach the bitch on heat (apparently but thats just the cycnic in me). I didnt ask why she wasnt spayed I didnt see it as my business.
These people wernt puppy farmers neither did they give the pups a funny designer name, they said the pups were an accident and were half basset half staff. They didnt charge an extorsionate price either. I bought home this little bundle of joy 5 weeks later when she was 7 weeks 5 days old. I was neive about health tests.
First trip to the vet I found out my puppy has a flat rib cage. Squashing her internal organs. It is not dangerous unless she has puppies so thank god for that...Anyways a problem already.
Today after getting back from holiday I found out my pups not been well and has been peeing madly for 2 days. Straight the vet....Pup has a water infection. The vet said its very very unusual for such a young pup to have a water infection and there may be underlying cause. Have to give her a months worth of anti biotics and pray it clears up or she will have to have further tests. So here I am 105 pounds lighter and still not sure if she will get better from the antibiotics of if there is something else plaging her...
The point I am trying to make is although she wasnt a mass produced puppy from a farm she was the result of two randomly bred dogs. She is an angel, a pleasure to train, very obedient and well behaved in general. But at the end of the day she isnt well. People should understand temprament by itself isnt enough for breeding (following from the husky thread) and when buying a puppy try their best to buy from health tested stock and never think it wont happen to you. Please people take my experience on board.
My poor baby