sick puppy

[mamatz]

I live in calif on friday nov. 13th my daughter had a bull terrier puppy flown in from iowa for her boyfriends birthday. She paid 1500.00 for the puppy. It threw up a couple of times we thought it was probably the flight. By sunday it couldn't control it's bowels she took it to our vet to be told the puppy had parvo. She called the breeder they said it wasn't their fault this dog went no where we had it in our care two days, our vet says it was shipped unhealthy, also has a heart murmur a missing toenail and a failed umbillica hernia surgery. She has now spent close to 5000.00 to try and save this puppy our vet talked to breeders vet said it was not a problem on our end what recourse do we have. She wanted to file small claims but would have to fly to iowa. Please respond

 

[Mass_Shyster]

I live in calif on friday nov. 13th my daughter had a bull terrier puppy flown in from iowa for her boyfriends birthday. She paid 1500.00 for the puppy. It threw up a couple of times we thought it was probably the flight. By sunday it couldn't control it's bowels she took it to our vet to be told the puppy had parvo. She called the breeder they said it wasn't their fault this dog went no where we had it in our care two days, our vet says it was shipped unhealthy, also has a heart murmur a missing toenail and a failed umbillica hernia surgery. She has now spent close to 5000.00 to try and save this puppy our vet talked to breeders vet said it was not a problem on our end what recourse do we have. She wanted to file small claims but would have to fly to iowa. Please respond

Here's what sucks about animal law. Animals are considered property, just like your automobile.

If your $1500 car is damaged, you get no more than the actual cash value of the car to fix it. So if you spend $5000 fixing your $1500 car, you can only recover $1500. The rest ($3500) is called economic waste.

The same goes for animals.

 

[Adalaide78]

The death of a pet can be very tragic. It is certainly sad to see a puppy suffer and die, and letting go can be difficult even after such a short time. The amount of time that passed between the last time the breeder handled the dog and when it arrived would indicate if the dog was ill while still with the breeder. This will almost definately sound cold and heartless, but if I paid $1500 for a dog and my vet told me it has parvo my next move would be a call to the breeder rather than to spend $5000 on treatment. This is especially true since any puppy will almost certainly not survive treatment no matter how agressive once it is as sick as you describe. This doesn't help you right now, but when purchasing an animal it is best to go by the same standards you would use when buying a used car. You'd take a car to a trusted mechanic before buying it, just to make sure that you're getting one in good shape. You should also make an appointment with your vet prior to bringing a new pet home and just get a check-up to make sure it's healthy. (Please remember to discuss with your vet how to make sure your home is safe for a puppy before getting another. This virus can stick around and infect another animal for some time if not taken care of.)

 

[mamatz]

my daughter did call the breeder right away, our vet talked to their vet and to them said the dog was shipped with parvo. when my daughter talked again to breeder they if dog died they would ship her another puppy but she would have to pay shipping. well im glad to say this puppy is a fighter she finally got him home he has problems with his ecsphogas and will be eating iams intestinal food for a while and the we will see. now the breeder has offered her 1000.00 with a requirement to sign a release they said they will keep the crate price and flight of puppy. these were akc usda responsible breeders when we checked them out. i wonder how many of mick's litter mates ended up dead. thank you kim hull