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Originally Posted by Dixies Mom  As a retired law enforcement officer, proof is a big key. Also, as a human being who also lives everyday with a life threatening diseased, the truth is the most important.
You are asking for an absolute resolution on your terms without providing any proof to the breeder. Mrs. Marksbury has agreed to honor her contract.
I believe that the owner should be getting that paperwork out shortly. It is reasonable for a breeder to request the results of tests that have shown a problem or problem(s) going on.
A second opinion for sure can be sought at the breeders expense, she can pick a board certified opthamologist within a reasonable travel distance to the purchaser. Should the purchasers vet health records and the current opthamologists consult report not be enough to satisfy the breeder.
As a breeder who would never knowingly breed a dog with a genetic condition I would gladly pay for that consult, especially seeing as I have done no CERF's according to the CERF registry on either one of the breeding pair. If this dry eye is autosomal recessive that means both these dogs carry the gene! And that by God I would want to know for sure that this puppy has this condition. If it is autosomal dominant, and some diseases can be, without full penetration throughout the litter, then at least one of the littermates from either sire or dam would have expressed this condition.
This is a life long condition, and maybe surgery (which will be expensive) just might correct it, but if not you are talking about drops for the lifetime of the dog. |
Thank you, Gemy.
All medical records will go out this week. Breeder hasn't asked for them, but I am sending them.
Maxwell's left eye improved a little bit, but it is now in his right eye.
The Vet explained to Sheila, that the reason she knew to do the Schirmer tear test, was because Max's left eye was so dry.
Rich