Hello all. I dont know how many remember me but I listed as a newbie just over 1 month ago and posted with a "biting" problem with my Beautiful German Shepherd puppy, Miss Lizzie. She is today 4 months old AND we had our last set of puppy shots done at the vets office today. I brought up a concern of mine with my puppys seeminly weak back legs. X-rays were done along with some manipulation and ( I am sure most know what is coming here), My beautiful girl has severe Hip dysplasia. He told me that they rate severity on a scale of 1 - 4 with 4 being the worse. Miss Lizzie at only 4 months of age is at a 3. This is only due to get worse as she continues to grow.
I am horrified. I just had my loving dog (a toy poodle) euthanized at age 18 only in Jan. and one of my reasons for getting a new puppy was to help recover from the lost of our first baby. I went thru a horrible time with her loss. Now I am facing the fact that in time, who knows how long, Miss Lizzie most likely will not die a natural death but have to be also euthanized to end her suffering of pain.
I am one of a limited income so I must state that I am aware that there are surgical procedures which can be tried , but the procedures at the cost of 3 to 4 thousand dollars is more than I can even think of trying to pay.
At the advice of my Vet, I called the person I purchased my puppy from to let her know what was going on because I know that she told me that she intended to breed her dam again later this year. My vet said the woman should NOT do this as more pups will be born with problems. The litter I bought my baby from was this dam and sires 1st litter each , I asked about Hip dysplasia in family lines, I was told neither had any in their lines as far as she was aware. When I told her of this, she got angry with me and stated that how do I know it is her dams fault and maybe it was from the sires side. I dont know alot of the genetics but I told her she needs to find out somehow before she trys to breed and register another litter with AKC again and sell them as she could be looking at legal troubles.
She was really snippy and I can almost guarantee that she will not call the other buyers to make them aware. (My vet also said she needs to call all the buyers of this litter to let them be aware , as some of them may also have the affliction and owners are not aware yet.)
No, there was no guarentee given about the defect. I would not trade her back for another anyway as we have formed a strong bond already and have done so much together already. She is a member of my family now. But I am so HURT! I cant stand the thought of having to euthanize another dog in the coming future (who knows how soon) and go thru the pain and loss again. She is so beautiful, I just love her.
The seller did not even offer any refund or even partial refund. She just went silent , and then only talked in nastyiness afterward.
I will of course have my baby spayed at 6 months to prevent any possible pregs . I never intended to breed her anyway.
Any advice ?
Thank you,
Leigh
I am horrified. I just had my loving dog (a toy poodle) euthanized at age 18 only in Jan. and one of my reasons for getting a new puppy was to help recover from the lost of our first baby. I went thru a horrible time with her loss. Now I am facing the fact that in time, who knows how long, Miss Lizzie most likely will not die a natural death but have to be also euthanized to end her suffering of pain.
I am one of a limited income so I must state that I am aware that there are surgical procedures which can be tried , but the procedures at the cost of 3 to 4 thousand dollars is more than I can even think of trying to pay.
At the advice of my Vet, I called the person I purchased my puppy from to let her know what was going on because I know that she told me that she intended to breed her dam again later this year. My vet said the woman should NOT do this as more pups will be born with problems. The litter I bought my baby from was this dam and sires 1st litter each , I asked about Hip dysplasia in family lines, I was told neither had any in their lines as far as she was aware. When I told her of this, she got angry with me and stated that how do I know it is her dams fault and maybe it was from the sires side. I dont know alot of the genetics but I told her she needs to find out somehow before she trys to breed and register another litter with AKC again and sell them as she could be looking at legal troubles.
She was really snippy and I can almost guarantee that she will not call the other buyers to make them aware. (My vet also said she needs to call all the buyers of this litter to let them be aware , as some of them may also have the affliction and owners are not aware yet.)
No, there was no guarentee given about the defect. I would not trade her back for another anyway as we have formed a strong bond already and have done so much together already. She is a member of my family now. But I am so HURT! I cant stand the thought of having to euthanize another dog in the coming future (who knows how soon) and go thru the pain and loss again. She is so beautiful, I just love her.
The seller did not even offer any refund or even partial refund. She just went silent , and then only talked in nastyiness afterward.
I will of course have my baby spayed at 6 months to prevent any possible pregs . I never intended to breed her anyway.
Any advice ?
Thank you,
Leigh