|
Welcome to the YorkieTalk.com Forums Community - the community for Yorkshire Terriers. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. You will be able to chat with over 35,000 YorkieTalk members, read over 2,000,000 posted discussions, and view more than 15,000 Yorkie photos in the YorkieTalk Photo Gallery after you register. We would love to have you as a member! Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please click here to contact us. |
|
| LinkBack | Thread Tools |
10-21-2007, 09:05 AM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Minnesota
Posts: 479
| I'm so angry ...at myself and the lady I bought the schnauzers from. We've had them for over a week now and she hasn't returned any of my phone calls. I called the vet again re: the rabies tags and the lady said that the numbers not being in numerical order is to be expected because they just put theirs in a big tub and grab them out of there. I asked her if she could clear up the misunderstanding from when I called and gave the tag numbers and was told that they belonged to a shelter pup, a deceased dog, and a mixed breed brindle. She said she'd check into it and have someone call me back. Then she asked if I got them from one of their clients. I told her I thought it was an employee and told her the ladies name was Katrina. She said that she worked there and she'd have her call me back...well, surprise, she never called. This morning I was cleaning off Tyke's eyes because they water like crazy. It looks like he might have some hairs that are irritating his eyes. Anyway, I wiped his eyes and then his mouth. I opened his mouth and was shocked. Katrina told me that they both need their teeth cleaned, I didn't check them...stupid me. I've seen the insides of his teeth and they were pretty gross, but that's to be expected since they've always eaten canned food along w/ their dry food. Well, when I actually pulled up his lips and looked at the front of his teeth I found that he's missing some of his front teeth and the others look like they're solid, nasty brown. I wouldn't be surprised if they need to be pulled. I worry about Sugar's teeth and they're only a little discolored in a few places, hers look pearly white compared to this little guys teeth. Also, Sugar still isn't adjusting to them. She enjoys playing with them when she wants to but she's becoming a recluse. She stays upstairs or lays in the entryway floor instead of on the couch by my side. My husband and I both go and get her and put her beside us and she'll stay for a while, but she rarely stays in the same room w/ us unless the schnauzers are outside or in their crate. She also isn't eating very much. The boys steal her food so I have to put it up unless they're outside or in their crates. She's used to grazing all day and she used to finish her bowl by the end of the day. Now I put it down for her several times each day and she'll maybe take one bite and then she just goes back upstairs by herself. My husband has started hand feeding her every night when he gets home. She's maybe eating half of what she usually eats and she's never over-eaten since she only gets her alloted amount each day. I also have to let Sugar and the boys outside at separate times. The second day we had the boys the small one hiked his leg and peed on Sugar while she was pooping. Ugh! The boys really are well-behaved but I don't know how much longer I can let Sugar be like this. I really think she's depressed. She even had an accident in the kitchen last week. I got these guys to be playmates with her but it's just not working out. I feel awful and I'm so angry at myself and the lady I bought them from. She's just disappeared off of the face of the earth. I asked her if I could take them on a trial basis to see how it would work out and she said she wouldn't take them back. That makes sense because it's not fair to the dogs to transfer them back and forth but they are used to being kenneled a lot (that's why she supposedly talked her parents into rehoming them) so I'm not sure how hard it would be on them. It does surprise me though that she wouldn't want them back if they were her parents dogs instead of me finding a new home for them myself. It seems like she would want to know they ended up in a good home. Since she won't return any of my phone calls though she obviously doesn't care at all. In my messages I've just said that I want to ask her a question or I just ask her to return my call. The only one w/ a specific message was the one that I left at the vet's office where she works. I've beaten myself up over this every day. I feel so awful and I've been so upset that I can hardly eat or sleep. I just don't know what to do. Does it get better, will Sugar finally adapt? I hate that she won't even cuddle by me or be in the same room with us anymore. That's just not like her. Okay, I'm off to cuddle w/ all three of them and then to feed them separately and let them outside separately. That's all I do all day now.
__________________ Have a great day! ~Mindy~ |
Welcome Guest! | |
10-21-2007, 10:03 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW, Texas
Posts: 11,003
| I'm sorry Can you go up to the vet office where she works and confront her in person? Then maybe you can get some answers
__________________ ~Magnifique Yorkies~ Purchasing from backyard breeders, pet shops, and puppymills perpetuates the suffering of other dogs. Educate yourself and buy from reputable breeders or rescue. |
10-21-2007, 10:13 AM | #3 |
Kodi & Pixie 2 Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: NEBRASKA
Posts: 14,766
| I agree with myfairlacy. You really need answers. It don't sound like she was really honest. |
10-21-2007, 10:29 AM | #4 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 6,111
| Wow things are sure hectic and disturbing for you...I would defintely be making a trip to the vets office where she works and demanding some answers..something is just not right!! I think it was wrong she told you they need a dental cleaning...they need dental WORK..two different things and much different money wise too...something sure sounds fishy! Sugar will adjust it just takes time hun...she still loves you!!! Dawn |
10-21-2007, 11:13 AM | #5 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lucedale ms
Posts: 707
| sugar will adjust, when my son who is a Marine got his wings and his whole life change from ground classes to air training classes, he was never home anymore, his lab Millie was left at home for 12hrs a day, My husband and I took Millie to live with us and Ichabob, well Ichabob has been the only one for 4yrs and he was not happy with our decision at all. but in time they became friends, Ichabob still knew he was #1 and that was all that matter. so when the other two military dogs came to stay last year it didn't phase him at all. He was King and he knew it. |
Bookmarks |
|
|
| |
|
|
SHOP NOW: Amazon :: eBay :: Buy.com :: Newegg :: PetStore :: Petco :: PetSmart