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Originally Posted by lksdolls As for the experience that alpayton had, that was terrible but I can't see that leaving water in the bowl would have been enough to soak the inside of the kennel, not nearly enough that you could tip the kennel and pour water out. It sounds like it must have been raining during loading or unloading somewhere along the line. And you probably should have politely insisted on a vet seeing your pup before leaving the airport because of the condition he arrived and I would have been on the phone with the breeder right then. I'm so sorry for your loss and expenses. |
There was no rain anywhere on the flight course. The bowl they had inside the kennel was HUGE! I have no idea why they put such a huge bowl in there. I still have it.
As for asking for a vet, I thought about it, but honestly, at 9:30 PM on a Saturday when I'm not even dealing with the actual Cargo staff, I'm dealing with the people that are in the baggage claim area because the Cargo dept is closed because it's so late, what do you think my chances of getting anything at all done would have been? Probably about as good as what Josh's chances were, I figured, and since I was over an hour away from home with my 6 year old son with me, I figured the best thing I could do is get the dog on in my car on the way to my house where I knew that I could get ahold of the vet on call in my home town.
As soon as I got to my car which was parked in the parking structure of the airport, I was on my cell phone calling the breeder. I had her listen to the poor little one coughing and told her what had happened. I always call whoever I was receiving the shipment from so that they know I received the dog okay anyway. This time I had to call with not so good news. The entire week following the pup's arrival, I was in touch with the breeder....letting her know of the vet visits and the treatment that was being done, etc.