I just wanted to post an update about the issue I had with a rescue I recently adopted from. The 12 week old Morkie I adopted was sick when I received her. I adopted her after she was returned to the rescue by the first family who adopted her. The rescue organization didn't notify me that she was sick & hospitalized with pneumonia a few weeks before I brought her home. I adopted my first Yorkie from this rescue & had no problems with that adoption.
To make a really long story short, Momo my Morkie is now a healthy puppy
I spent WEEKS (and lots of $) going back & forth from the vet. She was hospitalized for a day due to her lingering respiratory infection. She also had Giardia. We had genetic/liver/kidney testing done, put her on medication, probiotics, etc. I also got insurance for her...she had a rough start in life & I want to be safe in case she develops health problems down the road. She looks so much better now than when she first came home. I have some recent pics of her in my album:
http://goo.gl/p3vYQ. Our family is looking forward to making her first Christmas really special
I did speak with the owners of the rescue & told them that I was not pleased that they didn't disclose important health information to me. However, I didn't push it with them. I figured that they had good intentions...after all, they were running a rescue operation & they weren't doing it for a financial profit.
As it turns out, the rescue was shut down about a month ago after a history of complaints about sick dogs & reports of dogs being kept in unsanitary conditions. Here's a link to an article & photos:
63 dogs seized from Adopt a Lab rescue in Indiana - Kansas City animal rescue | Examiner.com
I probably should have done more research about the rescue before I adopted from them. But I'm just happy that everything turned out okay for my little Momo.
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