 Possible new Puppy, but may have a hernia
Hello all my angels. Yesterday was a special day for me. After my dad kept bugging me to find a good breeder near me so we could look at puppies, we finally went to ONLY LOOK (LOL) at some puppies that were about two hours from us. The breeder had a couple of favorable things said on this Yorkie Talk website, so we packed up our baby Cassie and took off to play with the puppies. I in no way was thinking that I was going to be ready, but I was willing to look. To make a long story short, I fell in love with a little guy who would not be too overwhelmingly big for Cassie to play with. I was in love, in spite of myself, and we put a deposit down. When I asked about health, she told me he was very healthy, but did have a hernia, which she said is no big deal, and usually resolves itself. But when I got home, sanity kicked in, and I started to wonder, should I be buying a puppy that has a hernia, or any health problems whatsoever? I did some research, but I am just not sure what the right thing is to do. Should I let the hernia stop me from taking this little guy? He's not quite ready to go, and he is being taken to the Vet tomorrow, and the breeder said she would call me after the Vet visit. But now I worry about how serious a hernia could be. I told her what I have been through with my babies and that I cannot go through this again, and that I need a very healthy pup.
She made it sound like the hernia was no big deal, but now I am second guessing myself, and also feeling like I am being disloyal to Muffin by adopting this beautiful baby. Should I not go through with this because of the hernia? Is this a reason not to buy a puppy. Should would not sell the puppy to me unless I agreed to not breed him, so he wasn't going to be bred or be a show dog anyway, just a pet baby and playmate for Cassie.
What do you all think? Should I rethink this? I'm worried I made a mistake.
Shellie |