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Originally Posted by jfaunt  Well, I was new to having a pet and didn't know any better than buying from a puppy broker. I saw my baby Champ and fell in love right away when he went right up to my two children and wanted to play! He picked us to be his new family. I spent $900 to buy him from this place but they took $800 cash maybe because they didn't want to claim the income with the IRS which should have given me a clue of who I was dealing with and the fact that they didn't really know much about my puppy or his parents. Huge red flags now that I look back at it but I was taken by his sweetness and cuteness that it just didn't click.  They seemed like nice people and I was in love so I bought him with no clue what I was in for. I decided to have him neutered at 5 months and agreed to have blood work prior to the neutering just to make sure he was fine because lately he was nipping and seemed depressed. His blood counts were way off so we put him on antibiotics and obviously no neutering and two weeks later tested him and blood counts were three times worse. By the grace of God my husband happened to be transferred from Texas to Tennessee and we live two hours from Knoxville. I have an appointment for liver shunt evaluation and surgery at the best place in the US to get this at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville next Tuesday. I've read that surgery could cost up to 5k depending on the issues. I'm praying the poor pup is even operable! I really do love Champ and would advise people to avoid this puppy broker because now I'm in love with a very sick pup and my kids will be devastated if he doesn't make it or is inoperable. Very sad and expensive situation thanks to inbreeding and puppy brokers not doing their homework and just making a buck at our family and my children's expense!   If you believe in the power of prayer, please pray for Champ to be operable and a full recovery and I pray no one else has to go through what we've had. |
so sorry you and your family (people and pups) are going through this, but thanks for being able to share your story and hopefully help someone else avoid falling for a sick puppy. you will have to let us know how he gets on.