Dog breeder sold sick puppy?

Question

I was recently sold a puppy on December 9..I am a single mother of a 12 yr old daughter in which the puppy was for Christmas..Christmas eve the puppy had waken me up having multiple seizures..5 in 6 hours...I had just paid 500 for the dog 2 weeks before this and had to find a vet on Christmas eve ..finally I found the only one that was open other than the expensive emergency vet..they told me he was most likely not going to make it and if he did he would be handicap and to call the breeder..so I decided to get further testing and leave him there since we were already attached ..so Christmas eve my daughter lays in bed crying that her dogs going to die..I called the breeder and she sent back my 500..I then got a call from the vet saying he was doing good n we could come get him ..the bill ended up being 380 in which over Christmas I didn't have that extra money ..the breeder found out the puppy was doing fine now and wants her money back..what should I do? I feel like I had a lot of pain n suffering over holidays and also wasn't easy to come up with 380 being a server and I had to drive 50 miles round trip twice to this vet ...ugh she wants to take me to court but I think she's in the wrong..Plzzzzzzzzzzzz help

Answer 1

Sounds more like the dog had a specific issue while in your care. No doubt it got into something it shouldn't have. The dog was sick one time several weeks after you acquired it and has been fine since. You owe the breeder $500. When you own dogs you are going to have vet bills. When you own dogs they are not going to get sick when its convenient for you. If this is too much for you to deal with return the puppy to its breeder and the problem will be solved. If she does take you to court you will lose. You can not get a free dog out of it. Either she gets the dog or the money. ADD: Low blood sugar is very common in toy breed dogs. It means you were not adequately feeding the puppy and keeping the blood sugar at a healthy level. It has nothing to do with the breeder. This is why people are told not to take toy breed puppies home until they are 12 weeks old. Had you waited until after Christmas things would have been fine. Lesson learned. Next time don't give into the pressure of a 12 year old wanting a living thing for Christmas. The breeder did not sell you a sick puppy, you made it sick by not monitoring its food intake. By the way your math is quite wrong, you stated you bought the puppy on the 9th and it got sick on Christmas Eve, where I live that is December 24 and that is 15 days that you had the puppy not the ten you claim, which is a moot point. Give the woman the $500 or be prepared for her to demand in court you return the puppy. I am sure your daughter would be really upset to lose the puppy now.

Answer 2

Certain breeds, mainly small and toy types are known for having sugar drops.It has nothing to do with the incest of dogs! The vet has no idea if the dog is inbred! There are a few health conditions that can contribute to a sugar drop but if the vet found no proof of the underlying cause for the drop then it was most likely your fault for not making sure the puppy was eating often enough. There are many ways to help prevent a sugar drop from happening. You should have researched about the breed before buying one and you would know this. You owe the breeder the money or give the puppy back. When you buy a dog and you sign a contract with a breeder , most of them state that once in your care YOU are responsible for any and all vet bills incurred after you buy the puppy! Even if the puppy would have died you would have not been given back the money you spent on vet fees, only the purchase price. Im sorry that you and your daughter had to go though this but I get so tired of people always pointing the finger at the breeder. Do your research on the breed your buying and check out the breeder your buying it from before buying a dog. Then you won't have theses kinds of problem !

Answer 3

Sounds more like the dog had a specific issue while in your care. No doubt it got into something

it shouldn't have.

The dog was sick one time several weeks after you acquired it and has been fine since.

You owe the breeder $500.

When you own dogs you are going to have vet bills.

When you own dogs they are not going to get sick when its convenient for you.

If this is too much for you to deal with return the puppy to its breeder and the problem will

be solved.



If she does take you to court you will lose. You can not get a free dog out of it.

Either she gets the dog or the money.



ADD: Low blood sugar is very common in toy breed dogs. It means you were not adequately feeding the puppy and keeping the blood sugar at a healthy level. It has nothing to do with the breeder.

This is why people are told not to take toy breed puppies home until they are 12 weeks old. Had you waited until after Christmas things would have been fine. Lesson learned. Next time don't give into the pressure of a 12 year old wanting a living thing for Christmas.



The breeder did not sell you a sick puppy, you made it sick by not monitoring its food intake.



By the way your math is quite wrong, you stated you bought the puppy on the 9th and it got sick on Christmas Eve, where I live that is December 24 and that is 15 days that you had the puppy not the ten you claim, which is a moot point.



Give the woman the $500 or be prepared for her to demand in court you return the puppy. I am sure your daughter would be really upset to lose the puppy now.

Answer 4

You owe the breeder that money.



Unless the puppy was epileptic (which, buyer beware) those seizures are not the fault of the breeder if they occurred 2 weeks after you had this pup. This means that the dog got into something while you had it, and is entirely your fault.



Pay her. It's MARCH. Get over it.



ADD: Low blood sugar is hypoglycemia - VERY common in small breed puppies. It means that you bought a dog too soon AND you didn't do adequate research...so you ended up with a young puppy that you ultimately didn't know how to care for and apparently didn't have the funds to care for.



Too bad. Dogs cost money. Dogs are not easy. Just because you want one doesn't mean you are capable of caring for one. Be happy that the dog is still alive and give her the money BACK. She was kind enough to repay you in the first place when she *certainly* didn't have to. This is not a case of incest, and even if it were - that's not illegal! It is YOUR responsibility to be an educated consumer and buy a quality dog from a quality source, be able to afford this dog, and be able to know enough to keep this dog thriving and living.

Answer 5

When you first got the puppy did you have a vet check it? What caused the puppy to have seizures? Ask your vet if it's a pre-existing condition or if the pup got into something that caused them. Do you have a contract or guarantee that came with this pup. If the breeder sold you a perfectly healthy puppy and something you did caused it to seizure then she's entitled to her money. If she sold you a pup with a pre-existing condition and you have a guarantee and contract then your both bound by that.



ADD: If it was low blood sugar, hypoglycemia, then the breeder is not liable and you owe her the money. Hypoglycemia is not a result of bad breeding or incest???? If your vet seriously told you incest then you need to find a new vet. Hypoglycemia is caused by a puppy being allowed to be too active without eating enough. It was preventable and not caused by the breeder. Therefore you really don't have any option but to pay the breeder the money you owe her or return the puppy. You should be aware that this could happen again - small breed puppies need to eat regularily and rest regularily.

Answer 6

Did you get any paperwork with this puppy? if so you need to go back and check the fine print about the terms of your purchase. If you did not sign any paperwork then legally you've got a couple options.

You can either give her the puppy, the money or go to court or come to an agreement with her for a lowered price.

First, politely offer to give her back the difference of 120$.



If that is denied and you decide to go to court- keep ALL your vet paperwork, and any tangible contact you had with the breeder, such as paperwork given, emails, letters or texts.

Animals are viewed as property in most courts and so this would be a sale of defective property, and your vet paperwork is proof of repair.

Answer 7

Your choices are limited; hire an attorney and go broke trying to resolve the issue over the next several months, or return the puppy and keep the 500 to be used to adopt a dog at the SPCA. Forget your excuses and inconvenience. Remove the emotionality. Make a decision and stick with it.