[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

Even if it WAS stress...the point is it didn't come from stress..stress is just the thing that makes it show...it came from where she came from. Period. End of story on that one.

EXACTLY. There is NO disputing that this giardia came from the BREEDER - that is obvious due to when she developed symptoms. Giardia has an incubation period, that is a fact...and it's not 48 hours.

Originally Posted by SharonSnowbird

Well, I am definitely going to be finding myself a new vet!!!

When I took Lacy there for a wellness exam the first day I had her, the vet said that she was due for her last puppy shots THAT DAY, which was Nov. 10th, and when I expressed my surprise and asked if she was sure, she replied yes.

The vet said that Lacy was safe to go out in public one week later, which was two days ago! I recalled that my breeder has said it was going to be longer, so I asked the vet if she was sure, and once again, I expressed doubt. She said yes, she was absolutely sure that Lacy could go out in public one week. Well, even though it didn't sound right to me, and I expressed my doubt twice, I trusted her because she is a VET!!!

I just got an email from my breeder and she said that Lacy was due for TWO more shots, not ONE!! OMG! I had given the vet the vaccination folder that the breeder gave me. It showed two dates - Nov 15th and Dec. 15th. for her 2nd and 3rd shots. So that means that her second shots were given too early, and she still needs her third shots. So if my breeder had not been reading these messages, and not reminded me that Lacy had two more shots to come, I would have taken her out in public this week, and to obedience classes. AND SHE WOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN HER THIRD SHOTS!!!!! I am extremely upset that the vet make such a HUGE mistake! OMG!! I will be going to the vet tomorrow and asking to speak with the manager. I cannot believe all the problems that I have had in trying to find a puppy and since getting one. It just seems like it is never ending.

Is it a big problem that she had her second shots five days early?

Sharon - if you post the dates of all her shots given to this point, I can help figure out what you need going forward. If the breeder gave ANY shots prior to 6 weeks, those are basically moot/useless at that age, btw....and an informed breeder no longer even gives shots earlier than 8wks old anymore.