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Originally Posted by jeanief  I have all my pups are checked for knees and heart,lungs ears, etc before they go to their new home. If a slight lp was found by my vet, I would disclose that at the time of sale and discount the pup. Sometimes on young pups the muscles can tighten up as they grow and the lp can go away, however, it could also get worse as the pup grows, so it would be up to the buyer if they wanted to take a chance. It is very standard not to cover for lp after the pups goes to the new home, because it can be caused by injury. I would be more concerned by not covering a heart murmur, that can be found right away on young pups. If it's a very mild one they usually go away as the pup gets older, but I think it should be covered. JMO |
My pups are also vet checked before they leave, and my vet is very thorough...he listens to heart and lungs, and recently I have started doing a blood panel on all pups before I let them go as well just to be on the safe side and so that everyone can get a better feel for the overall health of the puppy. A heart murmur is absolutely something that would be checked for during the exam and if he found one that would immediately be disclosed. I know that some of them can improve as the puppy grows, but if the buyer still want the pup with the murmur after they were informed about it, the price would be at a large discount, absolutely. I have never heard of a heart murmur showing up later, so I think the vet would find it during the initial exam. If anything genetic that is a serious condition shows up later, it would not be a problem at all to work with the buyer and do whatever is fair and the right thing to do. I am mostly concerned with things that are a choice, such as giving a shot I don't recommend that is known to be dangerous, or letting the puppy jump off a couch and its leg breaking, etc. or something that is not a pain-causing issue like a small fault (bite goes off, earset is off, something like that). That is mostly what I am trying to convey in my contract. If something is MY fault or it is something genetically wrong with the pup, I have no problem working with the buyer in any way. Most of my contract is taken from little bits and pieces of other good contracts I have run across, I change it every so often when I realize something needs to be different, etc. Thank you for pointing that out because a heart murmur IS something that I would cover!
Sorry for the confusion!