[livingwith]

On May 18, 2008, My husband and I responded to an ad on craigslist.com about a puppy. We went that evening to pick up our little angel. We fell in love with Chewie immediately! The lady who sold him to us for $75 had no records of taking him to the vet or paperwork proving his shots were administered. But she told us that her friend was a vet and had done this at home. So we wrote down the dates she told us he was vaccinated and dewormed. We took him home and made him a vet appointment for May 2...Read the full article

[godsfiddler]

Actually, the best moral of the story that needs to be learned here is to become well informed of who and who not to buy a puppy or dog from.

"On May 18, 2008, My husband and I responded to an ad on craigslist.com about a puppy. We went that evening to pick up our little angel. We fell in love with Chewie immediately! The lady who sold him to us for $75 had no records of taking him to the vet or paperwork proving his shots were administered. But she told us that her friend was a vet and had done this at home. So we wrote down the dates she told us he was vaccinated and dewormed. We took him home and made him a vet appointment for May 28 for his second set of shots. "

Ok, no good breeder sells puppies on craigslist. The lady you bought this puppy from is a Back Yard Breeder(google them). She was only in it to make a few $$, and does not give a flying fig about the health of her dogs or the puppies she produces. A good breeder has all the necessary paperwork signed by a vet at the time of purchase. I'm surprised your vet went by her handwritten note and didn't question it not being signed by another vet.

"I guess the moral of my story is to not give up. And make sure you give your pup lots of pep talks and visit them at the vet, it helps! In the end, I lost some days and nights, over $1200 in vet bills, and endured a lot of pain while watchi "

Like I said, the true moral here is to better educate yourself about buying a puppy or dog before getting one.

Also, when one purchases a puppy from a BYB, that sentences two dogs in shelters to be executed. Reason being is people are so misinformed about Rescue dogs, and people only want puppies. Very sad. They think they have issues and so on, but I can tell you from experience that all the dogs I have rescued were fine after the first day or so. It was just a matter of adjusting, and no, not one of them was vicious. I have adopted four of them.

[Daveyo]

Hi

I am sorry to burst your bubble. Parvo does not give fevers to 106 degrees. Canine Distemper does very much so.

Is your dog still alive and does it have any Neuro problems

Daveyo

[ashaari]

I agree with you that buying a pup from a backyard breeder is risky, especially when there's no evidence of vaccination. You just can't trust what people tell you any more. However, if you'd like to read my posting, buying from a registered breeder and paying much more for the pup, getting vaccination records, etc doesn't guarrentee anything either! My pup wasn't so lucky, she died 6 days after I got her and the breeder is trying to tell me that she got sick from somewhere other than his place, so I'm down the cost of the pup, the cost of freight, vet bills and worried about my other dogs or puppies I may breed within the next 8 months.
Paying registration fees to be a breeder doesn't neccessarily make you an ethical person, it just means you can charge twice as much for your puppies. And no, the canine council will not get involved as it is outside their responsibility.
Cheers,
Ashaari

[Daveyo]

Hi ashaari;

Before you do anything I strongly do recommend you study up on the three main diseases that will affect a pup almost right away. Respiratory Herpes, Canine Distemper and Parvo. These are the big three you need to know very well and also know what it does to the animals, and how to spot it very early. Also at the same time at my site there is treatment cures for the three diseases. You may go to caninedistemper dot proboards dot com and register there and get in the site. You will find all the information you will need to know. Canine distemper can be cured in 24 hours, Parvo within 3 days, and Respiratory Herpes via antibiotics within 3 weeks minimum. Kennel Cough can be treated with antibiotics as well.

Rabies is standard so make sure they are vaccinated against that disease. Now once you understand the big three diseases and know the treatment to cure it next is to have a cooperative VET to help you and assist you to follow the medical protocol as given.

Then get the dog and the very first thing you do is get it examine right away and test this dog very carefully up and down to make sure none of the big three are present.

If in the clear, remember a vaccine dose given is meant for a 60 pound dog or 27kg. Any animal less than this weight it is recommended to give only half shots per evey 12 days as to not insult the immune system. OK I have the vaccination schedule and protocol also in my site.

Good luck

Daveyo

[ME_N_MYDOGS]

I had a dog that contacted Parvo. I had just adopted her from the dog pound a week before. Not only did she have parvo, but she also had kennel cough. Like you, I did not give up, but unlike like you, I took my dog home to care for her myself as it was going to be pretty expensive to hospitalize her and there were no gurantees that she would survive. It was hard work, 24/7 care, but well worth it. She is now 4 years old. I truly believe that that being there with her to fight her illness gave her the will to live.