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Originally Posted by gemy  The vet I would want to deal with and to continue to deal with, should keep themselves aware of ALL current issues with dogs and their welfare. And off the bat, give the huge and continuing press over the years,puppy mills and pet stores, and the link between them as a very minimum.
Unless you purchase a dog from a show breeder as a show dog, and have a breeding contract, no dogs should be bred out of pet stores or puppy mills.
It would be elucidating to know overall in North America, "why" ppl surrender dogs to the shelters. |
My Tink was surrendered twice. She had to have her anal glands expressed twice a week, also they would just start dripping intermittantly.
She also had high liver enzymes on her last bloodwork with the previous owner. The only reason I know is because we used the same vet and they recognized her when I took her in to be checked. Tink also came with some serious behavior problems, one of which was biting. She had been inappropriately placed in a household with 6 children, all under the age of 12 years old.
Peek A Boo was a runaway, inappropriate urinator, and had two bouts of HGE and a bout of pancreatitis with his previous owner. I was able to decipher the previous owner's phone number off the paperwork and I called her. She said they could not afford to spend any more money on his medical needs.
I spoke with a local rescue here and she said urinating in the house was the #1 reason, not being able to afford medical care was #2. I would imagine behavior problems being high up on that list too.