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Do I have any other options? Is it reasonable to ask for my money back or partial support of the $1500 surgery? It just seems so unfair. |
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| You could approach the breeder and suggest that a fair settlement might be that she give you 1/2 of the purchase price of a pup as a refund.
Assuming this breeder sells all pups, that same amount of money will be lost to them if you buy one at half price. It sounds not completely unreasonable to me, and maybe they will go for it. If not, hey... I know it hurts and you're disappointed, but you have a wonderful dog that you love very much! Things happen to living creatures, and all in all a successful knee surgery is not the worst that can happen.  I hope all continues to heal. |
| I am so very sorry that you are faced with this!!
Have you contacted the breeder? Most reputable breeders WANT to make things right for both the pup and the owner. I had a similar experience with my Maltese. He was less than a year old when we discovered a very costly congenital knee problem. By that time I was in love and devoted to him. We went ahead with the surgery and let the breeder know. My hope is that she did not breed the parents any more but I kinda doubt it. I didn't ask for a "refund" because I had learned, by that time, that I really didn't do my homework properly when chosing a breeder and she was a backyard breeder. | GOOD LUCK! |
| I wonder if the dam and/or sire of your pup has produced other dogs with the congenital defect? I would think the breeder would want to research this to make sure this problem is not propugated in her lines.
very disappointing indeed. What did the breeder say when you talked to them?? Were the parents of your pup health tested? Hips? cerf, etc? |
jillnors2 wrote: I wonder if the dam and/or sire of your pup has produced other dogs with the congenital defect? I would think the breeder would want to research this to make sure this problem is not propugated in her lines.
very disappointing indeed. What did the breeder say when you talked to them?? Were the parents of your pup health tested? Hips? cerf, etc? The health certifications for OES do not include patellas because they are not usually a health problem for OES. You can read more about health issues associated with OES here: http://www.oeshealth.org/ MMroes, I replied to you in your other post regarding what most breeders offer in the way of reimbursement. No, it is not fair that you are going through this with your pup, but problems do arise. Ask any breeder, they will tell you they've seen everything once, whether they choose to not to repeat the breeding is what makes them a good breeder or not. You can certainly ask the breeder to contribute some money towards the surgery, but I highly doubt you have a course of action if you pursue it legally. There are no guarantees that a pup will be perfect. |
| Thanks. When researching my Havanese- patella testing is standard so I thought maybe so in OES also. I went on the health website but to be honest, it's very confusing and hard to find the standard required health tests recommented by the OESCA. |
| As a general rule, luxating patellas are considered a small breed problem, and hip dysplasia a large breed problem. Medium breeds are a mix in the middle, getting both, but with lesser frequency of either extreme. Of course, the problems of both do crop up regardless of size also.
This is why at a minimum, most small breeds do patellar testing and large breeds do hips. |
| Here in California there is a Puppy Lemon Law in effect. I dont know if it exists where you are but we had a case of a small breed dog, dont remember what it was exactly, at the clinic I work at and they went to court about the pup having an under bite and they won and got their money for the pup back and got to keep the pup.... might be worth researching if you have a similar law!! |
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