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bbohring · 07-16-2010, 09:45 PM

I can relate to this story. My husband and I stopped in a pet store just looking at the pups. Half way down sat this beautiful Siberan Husky...all brothers and sisters had been sold. You could tell he hated it there, my husband said he's going home with us. He was 4 months old. So Meeko got a new home with people who loved him. Problems started within 2 days.

Meeko had kennel cough and was very sick by day 2. We took him to our vet and he suggested taking him back to their vet. Pet store wanted to give us a different dog, we said no thanks we want this one! It took them 5 days to clear up the kennel cough. So we now have our Meeko back. Things go well for about 6 weeks and we noticed Meeko cried when he got up off the floor, by this time he is 6 months old and time for his nueter. Our vet decided to xray him while she had him under for his nueter. Well it was not good news.....Meeko had hip dysplasia and it was bad! They talked to us about taking him back to pet store, putting him down(pet store would have), or checking into surgery at Ohio State. There was no deciding, he belonged to us and whatever it took was what we were going to do. (We are not rich!!) It was 2 years and $5000 later our boy could run and play.

We were told his life expectancy would be around 5 years with the surgery they had done.

I have to tell you that Meeko was the best dog we have ever had...loving, gentle, and until the last day met me at the door everynite when I came home. Sadly, I had to put him down last February, he was 13!

I guess the above story brought this all back but Meeko's story was a good one!

I would never buy from a pet store now.

For anyone that does....that dog is yours to follow thru with no matter what the costs.

I am now owned by a spoiled little Yorkie by the name of Chewy!

07-16-2010, 09:45 PM	#12
bbohring YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 5	I can relate to this story. My husband and I stopped in a pet store just looking at the pups. Half way down sat this beautiful Siberan Husky...all brothers and sisters had been sold. You could tell he hated it there, my husband said he's going home with us. He was 4 months old. So Meeko got a new home with people who loved him. Problems started within 2 days. Meeko had kennel cough and was very sick by day 2. We took him to our vet and he suggested taking him back to their vet. Pet store wanted to give us a different dog, we said no thanks we want this one! It took them 5 days to clear up the kennel cough. So we now have our Meeko back. Things go well for about 6 weeks and we noticed Meeko cried when he got up off the floor, by this time he is 6 months old and time for his nueter. Our vet decided to xray him while she had him under for his nueter. Well it was not good news.....Meeko had hip dysplasia and it was bad! They talked to us about taking him back to pet store, putting him down(pet store would have), or checking into surgery at Ohio State. There was no deciding, he belonged to us and whatever it took was what we were going to do. (We are not rich!!) It was 2 years and $5000 later our boy could run and play. We were told his life expectancy would be around 5 years with the surgery they had done. I have to tell you that Meeko was the best dog we have ever had...loving, gentle, and until the last day met me at the door everynite when I came home. Sadly, I had to put him down last February, he was 13! I guess the above story brought this all back but Meeko's story was a good one! I would never buy from a pet store now. For anyone that does....that dog is yours to follow thru with no matter what the costs. I am now owned by a spoiled little Yorkie by the name of Chewy!