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Originally Posted by jp4m2  I was just floored when I made those calls today, and for these people to not even know what liver shunt was and then to brag at how they just bought two dogs and decided to breed  ......I was so torn on telling them (nicely of course) that if they wanted to breed they really should do so research and reading before doing so because the clearly don't have a clue as to what there doing.....or just hanging up.  ...I just hung up ..... |
I had a past coworker buy a tiny chihuahua puppy (only like 7 or 8 weeks old) who was having major hypoglycemia problems at the very beginning. She returned her to the breeder to keep for a while longer...and when the breeder took the puppy to the vet, she found out the puppy had liver shunt and the puppy was put to sleep. She wouldn't give my coworker her money back but said she could have a puppy from her next litter. The breeder told her that she had a few before with liver shunt and it just happened sometimes and then went on to tell her it wasn't genetic... Umm...it IS genetic
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Purchasing from backyard breeders, pet shops, and puppymills perpetuates the suffering of other dogs.
Educate yourself and buy from reputable breeders or rescue.