boo boo butts mom
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- Oct 18, 2014
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I bought a puppy and within the first 10 hours many issues had come up for her. I contacted the breeder immediately to say what all had happened and she told me it was a hair ball ect. So off to the vet I went only to find out she had a heart murmur of 4. I couldn't believe it, she also had two ear infections and upper respiratory infection. I called the breeder because I actually went with her to her vet as her vet gave her a health certificate for my puppy. Basically she thought I was exaggerating it a lot and told me it was no big deal. So I then took her to two other vets who confirmed what my vet said. Now I had already grown very attached to this puppy because I knew the breeder very well, and had basically watched the little puppy go from being born to time of pick up. I had to end up driving to Novi Michigan to a cardiologist who said it would end up being bad. I then contacted the breeder again showing the two new vets and the cardiologist vet and reports from all. After a very long detailed conversation and proof of where I had gone to verifying this that and the other she then said she would take her back and not one word about helping me out with the vet bills which at that point of only owning her not even on full day and everything else I had to pay for. She told me I need to stop going to vet so much. Her husband agreed with her also. So long story short I said NO! She had a lump that I had to have a biopsy and both her legs had to be exrayed due to know longer being able to walk on them (started off with only one leg and then went to both legs). The breeder always thought of the dollar amount of what she would get for a puppy because of the breed and would have turned right around an sold her to someone else. The problems continued so much that when it came to the thousands of dollars I would have had to spend on her health I did what was best for her and called Detroit bulldog rescue to come get her which at this point she was only 5mths old. They came to get her and was very happy that I could show them proof of what all I had done for her and proof of what would be needing to be done to her also. After 17 yrs of knowing someone I was crushed but it wasn't about me, it was about my EBD puppy. I loved her enough to let her go and to go to a place that would help her and all of her needs. It was difficult but knowing someone who loves this breed as much as I do made me feel so much better. Not saying your puppy would have as many issues that mine did but a cardiologist isn't cheap either. I would ask if I can take a new puppy to my vet and ask the breeder to go with you to get a clearance, at least you would know what you might be getting yourself into and making your decision a lot easier, not sure if you live in the same area or close to the breeder, all they can do is say no! I wish you well in what happens.