Re: Feel sad, wish I knew more earlier.
- From: "Tiger Lily" <me@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 15:09:23 -0600
agreed Christy........... if this was a 'puppy
mill' there is no way the breeder would even care
once they got their $$$$$$$ and ran
i had a puppy turn out to have a hernia and it
wasn't found for the first month that he had been
sold in....... but i covered the costs of the
surgery to fix the hernia and have his neutered at
the same time (the vet discussed that with the
owner and reinforced my wishes that he be a pet
puppy only)
kate
(de-worming is the owners responsibility.........
the puppies had been given 2 doses of de-worming
pills and had another 2 doses of deworming pills
to take......... that was based on my vet telling
me to do that..... not because we had worms, but
'just in case' )
"Christy" <easily.amused@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> "PeepsLover" <jlit514@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >
> > Does anyone know what NEMAX is? I haven't been
able to find any info
> > online, I keep coming to random German sites.
>
>
> Nemex. It is a common dewormer.
>
> >
> > My vet was concerned because of the amount of
times this was given to
> > the puppy, and he said it was common with
puppy mills ... and that they
> > would only being doing it this much if the
puppy/dogs have a severe
> > case of worms that isn't going away.
> >
> Did you ask the breeder why she dewormed so
frequently? That does seem
> excessive but some breeders deworm every two
weeks, so by 12 weeks that
> would be 6 times.
>
> > Now I see these flat white things in his stool
which look like pieces
> > of rice. My vet is going to check the stool
sample tomorrow and things
> > it's worms, and a case in which my puppy will
need to receive
> > injections.
>
> Those are tapeworms, which generally come from
fleas, and most over the
> counter dewormers do not work. You don't need
injections, just a dose of
> Droncit dewormer. Don't even bother with the
stool sample - if you see them
> in the stool, they are there.
>
> >
> > I'm really sad, and now I am starting to think
I did not acquire my
> > puppy from a reputable breeder. I wish I knew
just what to ask and I
> > just hope my puppy stays healthy.
> >
> > The health guarantee from the 'breeder' states
it is only obtainable if
> > goes to vet within 3 business days of
acquiring the puppy and the vet
> > provides documentation of the health issues.
My puppy did not have the
> > worms at the time, and could be because he had
so many dosages of Nemax
> > to hide it.
> >
> > I am happy that I do have the puppy, because I
know he will be taken
> > care of as long as he lives and he will be
loved. But I am sad because
> > I feel I contributed to the puppy mill
"business" if you could call it
> > that.
> >
> > The 'breeder' contacts me often via email and
phone to see how the
> > puppy is doing. I haven't told her yet about
the worms until I know for
> > sure as of tomorrows testing.
> >
>
> Don't jump to conclusions that this is a bad
breeder. Most irresponsible
> breeders don't care enough to keep in contact
with puppy buyers, so you are
> lucky to have that kind of relationship. While
yes, you should ask questions
> before buying, it is never too late to learn.
Check out
> http://dogplay.com/Breeding/index.html to learn
more about what makes a
> responsible breeder.
>
> Christy
>
>
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