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Maybe I came off wrong in my original post and made Truman's breeder sound more callous than he ever was.
I don't think the breeder did anything particularly cruel in this case - I think it's more of an issue of nature being cruel because, at this point, there is a very good possibility we might have to euthanize Truman. I assume when you breed any kind of dog, you see puppies that have problems and you have to make decisions regarding quality of life no matter how responsible you are with your care.
I contacted the breeder after our visit to the ER vet visit. The news there was, of course, not good and the x rays seemed to corroborate serious hip problem. We did sign a contract and received a health guarantee but of course, he cannot "guarantee" a healthy puppy but guarantee us that if the puppy is terminally sick or has a major issue that will affect his quality of life, we can get a new puppy. He understood that there was no way we wanted a new puppy and there was no way we wanted to bring Truman back - whether or not he survives this - because we love him. The breeder cannot take this away from us and he knows that and we know that. Based on the information I gave him, I believe he thought euthanizing was the most humane option for Truman and was willing to do it for us, if we wanted but was willing to return our money even though nothing in the contract specified we were entitled to that at all.
Since the breeder cannot cure Truman, I don't know what more he could've done than to give us our money back to help see if there's anything can be done with the understanding that we will not keep him alive if his quality of life will never be good.
I hope that makes more sense. Truman's breeder was very emotional and very, very apologetic for the heartache he knows this is causing.
As for Truman, he continues to eat and drink and play as best he can...we are praying for any sign of improvement or functionality on his right leg so we can retain hope. We are planning on dealing with the orthopedic specialist exclusively from this point since she had the most positive prognosis with the understanding that Truman's quality of life is our only priority.
Thanks for all the concern - I appreciate all the support.
I don't think the breeder did anything particularly cruel in this case - I think it's more of an issue of nature being cruel because, at this point, there is a very good possibility we might have to euthanize Truman. I assume when you breed any kind of dog, you see puppies that have problems and you have to make decisions regarding quality of life no matter how responsible you are with your care.
I contacted the breeder after our visit to the ER vet visit. The news there was, of course, not good and the x rays seemed to corroborate serious hip problem. We did sign a contract and received a health guarantee but of course, he cannot "guarantee" a healthy puppy but guarantee us that if the puppy is terminally sick or has a major issue that will affect his quality of life, we can get a new puppy. He understood that there was no way we wanted a new puppy and there was no way we wanted to bring Truman back - whether or not he survives this - because we love him. The breeder cannot take this away from us and he knows that and we know that. Based on the information I gave him, I believe he thought euthanizing was the most humane option for Truman and was willing to do it for us, if we wanted but was willing to return our money even though nothing in the contract specified we were entitled to that at all.
Since the breeder cannot cure Truman, I don't know what more he could've done than to give us our money back to help see if there's anything can be done with the understanding that we will not keep him alive if his quality of life will never be good.
I hope that makes more sense. Truman's breeder was very emotional and very, very apologetic for the heartache he knows this is causing.
As for Truman, he continues to eat and drink and play as best he can...we are praying for any sign of improvement or functionality on his right leg so we can retain hope. We are planning on dealing with the orthopedic specialist exclusively from this point since she had the most positive prognosis with the understanding that Truman's quality of life is our only priority.
Thanks for all the concern - I appreciate all the support.
