Judy Marksbury and Max...update

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by MyFairLacy

I've been following this situation since the beginning. Judy honored her pet contract. I said before that buyers need to carefully read their breeder's contract and health guarantee before they sign it and buy a puppy. If you're not happy with the agreement, look for a different breeder. I'm not a fan of a lot of breeders contracts but if a pet buyer agrees to it then thats what they have to accept if something happens.

You can't buy a puppy, have an issue arise and then ask for something different than the contract stipulates. Through this whole situation, Judy asked for vet records and also wanted max to see a specialist...neither of which happened until much later. A thread was posted on YT and Judy had never even gotten vet records at that point. How would one expect her to take an action without any proof of the condition? People lie all the time...I don't know personally know Sheila, as most of us on YT do not...I'm not saying she would lie. I'm just saying people do. I've heard of many stories from different breeders about pet owners lieing to them. Judy needed proof and it wasnt provided until after that thread was posted.

I'm glad max has been properly diagnosed finally and is in a good home. I won't comment on what I would personally do so far as a replacement puppy....I'll let Judy and Sheila work that one out.

That other thread was extremely bothersome to me. I am SO happy that Max has been properly diagnosed and cared for and will have a furever home that loves him.

[Maximo]

Rich, I wish Sheila and you well, but I also wish Maxwell had been taken to an ophthalmologist. You and I exchanged many private messages here and I shared my personal experience with my Max. I pleaded with you to take him to a specialist.

I understand that reputations and feelings are the purpose of this thread, but I also think this is a very important lesson for everyone regarding vet care. I am relieved Max's eyes are taken care of and that he has gone to his forever home.

When the eye is infected, a Schirmer test cannot give reliable results. Specialists know/see a lot more than the average vet when it comes to an issue like this. I would never trust the average vet with this kind of diagnosis. Phone consultations are no substitute for examination in a case like this. Dry eye is no small problem.

The only reason I stayed with my regular vet on my Max's eyes is that he had advanced training and certification in the area. My Max's underlid eyelashes grew because of prolonged irritation and treatment for corneal ulcers -- which were caused initially by injury and were exacerbated by things like me bathing him too soon. I also was not seeing that he was getting hair wrapped under his eyelid. My Max had laser surgery to remove the eyelashes and I waited 6 weeks to bathe him. Finally, his eyes healed.

Even so, my vet and I have agreed that anymore problems with my Max's eyes, we will be going straight to the specialist -- that was about 2 years ago. No problems since.

[Maximo]

I want to emphasize -- if my Max had been diagnosed with dry eye, I would not have wasted another minute with our vet, even with his advanced training. I would have gone straight to the specialist, and I know our vet would have sent us.

[k9lover]

I will ask for this thread to be closed now...it was only written to let everyone one know the end of the story. I know all of us love our babies or we wouldn't be on here.We should be on this forum to help each other and share information and facts. This site should never be used to bash someones character and integrity . When you post be sure to know all the facts and be truthful. Remember that this is someones life you are impacting .I am 62 and have owned and loved this breed since I got my first yorkie and 18 years old.I have bred and shown many champions .My passion for this breed is still huge and I cant imagine life without them. I wish all of you the best with your dogs.Life is so much better with a yorkie!!!