Hello everyone,
I am feeling completely and totally devastated as we have just rehomed our puppy to a nice new loving home but feel awful about it. We firstly got an 8 week old golden retriever puppy which is what I have always wanted so it was a dream come true. I wanted a family dog that would grow with us and our 2 boys who are 5 and 2 years old. The first day we had the puppy he had terrible diahorrea and the 2nd day had bleeding. we went to the vet and after lots of test they found out the puppy had 3 things wrong. They said it had Campylobacter, Giardia and Isosopora all of which are contagious and can be transferred to humans. The vets advised me to keep the dog away from my kids, other people and other dogs while he was being treated for this until he was cured. The poor thing was kept mainly in the kitchen as there was no where else to keep him because the kids played in the lounge. I tried to call anybody and everybody to see if there was anything anybody could do to quarantine him, foster him until he got better and I even offered to pay vet bills, food etc. nobody could help. I even called the dog rescue places and they said that we would have to sign the dog over to them. I called boarding kennels and one of them told me to have the dog put down. He had the runs for nearly 2 and half months, ate it so I definitely couldn't let him near the kids especially the 2 year old. It wasn't fair on the kids and it wasn't fair on the puppy that he was not able to live and integrated life with us. I loved him dearly and did everything for him, cared for him. It really took its toll on all of us and thought it would be better if we found him a forever home where there was no kids and he could be the centre of attention and love. He had the runs all over the garden so the kids couldn't play there anymore as it was terrible. The vet thinks that the breeder is responsible for this as he came to us with all of those diseases. I tried talking to the breeder and he did say that I could take the puppy back and he would give me a full refund. I asked what he would do with the puppy if I did and he didn't answer which make me think he would have him put down. Money is not everything so I refused. He has been on 3 lots of antibiotics and other treatment and still has it. The annoying thing about all of this is that they are curable but can be hard to get rid of it. I have told the lovely lady that has now got him that I will not change the owner details on the microchip until I am sure that he is being treated for the illnesses which she is fully aware of and I see he is happy. She was happy with this. Life can suck sometimes. If I didn't have my kids to think about I would have kept him in a heart beat. Who is to know that you are going to get a new puppy fully loaded with diseases. The insurance wouldn't pay up and I have spent nearly £1000 on vet bills so far and that is not including how much I paid for him. Poor little thing is probably all confused why we sent him away or being a puppy doesn't give it a second thought. He is 4 months old now so I hope he has a really happy life. He will be living with a young lady who lives on a farm and rides horses and she always takes her dog everywhere with her so im sure he will be happy. I hope this broken hearted feeling goes away but this time im afraid I had to think about my kids health in case they got these diseases. Not nice experience. I have to wake in the morning and break the news to my 5 year old which is going to be awful.
I am feeling completely and totally devastated as we have just rehomed our puppy to a nice new loving home but feel awful about it. We firstly got an 8 week old golden retriever puppy which is what I have always wanted so it was a dream come true. I wanted a family dog that would grow with us and our 2 boys who are 5 and 2 years old. The first day we had the puppy he had terrible diahorrea and the 2nd day had bleeding. we went to the vet and after lots of test they found out the puppy had 3 things wrong. They said it had Campylobacter, Giardia and Isosopora all of which are contagious and can be transferred to humans. The vets advised me to keep the dog away from my kids, other people and other dogs while he was being treated for this until he was cured. The poor thing was kept mainly in the kitchen as there was no where else to keep him because the kids played in the lounge. I tried to call anybody and everybody to see if there was anything anybody could do to quarantine him, foster him until he got better and I even offered to pay vet bills, food etc. nobody could help. I even called the dog rescue places and they said that we would have to sign the dog over to them. I called boarding kennels and one of them told me to have the dog put down. He had the runs for nearly 2 and half months, ate it so I definitely couldn't let him near the kids especially the 2 year old. It wasn't fair on the kids and it wasn't fair on the puppy that he was not able to live and integrated life with us. I loved him dearly and did everything for him, cared for him. It really took its toll on all of us and thought it would be better if we found him a forever home where there was no kids and he could be the centre of attention and love. He had the runs all over the garden so the kids couldn't play there anymore as it was terrible. The vet thinks that the breeder is responsible for this as he came to us with all of those diseases. I tried talking to the breeder and he did say that I could take the puppy back and he would give me a full refund. I asked what he would do with the puppy if I did and he didn't answer which make me think he would have him put down. Money is not everything so I refused. He has been on 3 lots of antibiotics and other treatment and still has it. The annoying thing about all of this is that they are curable but can be hard to get rid of it. I have told the lovely lady that has now got him that I will not change the owner details on the microchip until I am sure that he is being treated for the illnesses which she is fully aware of and I see he is happy. She was happy with this. Life can suck sometimes. If I didn't have my kids to think about I would have kept him in a heart beat. Who is to know that you are going to get a new puppy fully loaded with diseases. The insurance wouldn't pay up and I have spent nearly £1000 on vet bills so far and that is not including how much I paid for him. Poor little thing is probably all confused why we sent him away or being a puppy doesn't give it a second thought. He is 4 months old now so I hope he has a really happy life. He will be living with a young lady who lives on a farm and rides horses and she always takes her dog everywhere with her so im sure he will be happy. I hope this broken hearted feeling goes away but this time im afraid I had to think about my kids health in case they got these diseases. Not nice experience. I have to wake in the morning and break the news to my 5 year old which is going to be awful.
