URGENT!!! Just found Lola has one kidney.

[chengpeter12]

Our little girl has been battling a UTI infection for almost three weeks while being on antibiotics. Our vet recommended we take her to a specialist. Turns out she only has one kidney based on the sonogram results. She came with a one year health guarantee so now we have to talk to the breeder. I feel so bad for her, looking for advice as to what our expectations from the breeder should be? Refund health coverage? Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[ddnene]

Oh NO… I'm so sorry, and I'm going to tag some members. I have never heard of this before… so sorry!!!

 

[chengpeter12]

Thanks.

 

[TyTysmom]

Our little girl has been battling a UTI infection for almost three weeks while being on antibiotics. Our vet recommended we take her to a specialist. Turns out she only has one kidney based on the sonogram results. She came with a one year health guarantee so now we have to talk to the breeder. I feel so bad for her, looking for advice as to what our expectations from the breeder should be? Refund health coverage? Any advice would be appreciated.

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I have no experience with this, sorry. But curious, did the vet say she would be okay? Will she live a normal life? She is definitely the cutest ever!!! Sweet baby.

 

[Davidh]

So sorry to hear that, poor baby girl. It depends on what the contract says, most will just want to give you another pup and take her away, and some may help with the vet bills, but I wouldn't hold my breath on that one, as most won't stand behind their pups, and some may offer you some of your money back if you keep her, so I would talk to the breeder and see what they have to say.

 

[chengpeter12]

The specialist didn't seem too worried??? He was more concerned about getting the UTI resolved, so it doesn't affect her one kidney.

 

[cali baker]

The specialist didn't seem too worried??? He was more concerned about getting the UTI resolved, so it doesn't affect her one kidney.

Did you discuss the quality of life of a dog with one kidney? humans can live quite well with just one kidney but I'm not familiar with how this situation affects dogs.

 

[chengpeter12]

My GF took her to the specialist since I'm out of town for work. She was shocked and upset, she is going to call the doctor tomorrow to discuss the situation more. He didn't seem too concerned, but its not his baby.

 

[ddnene]

My GF took her to the specialist since I'm out of town for work. She was shocked and upset, she is going to call the doctor tomorrow to discuss the situation more. He didn't seem too concerned, but its not his baby.

I agree with [MENTION=1904]cali baker[/MENTION] on this one… many people live w/only one kidney, I would suspect that dogs can too. I would imagine that she may be on a special diet though… keep us posted!!!

 

[dolphin]

My GF took her to the specialist since I'm out of town for work. She was shocked and upset, she is going to call the doctor tomorrow to discuss the situation more. He didn't seem too concerned, but its not his baby.

Amen, it's not his baby. I hope you find some peace of mind with this situation and it all works out. Please keep us posted.

 

[Opie CHL]

Wow that's a shock to find out. Hopefully there will be some kind of one monetary refund or some health coverage as you say. If humans can live normal lives with one I don't see why a dog couldn't.

 

[chengpeter12]

Waiting for the breeder to call back.

 

[Vikinggirl]

Hi, I agree with above comments, this is a shock to find out your baby has a birth defect, and you will worry about how this will affect her life. Most breeders will give you a contract with a health guarantee as long as you have the puppy checked within a certain time frame. When I got my 2 puppies the contract said I had 3 days from the date of purchase to get a vet check or the contract was void. It also gave me a 1 year health guarantee for any birth or genetic defects. They would give me a new puppy or I would have to give the puppy back and they would refund my money. My pups passed their puppy vet check, but when they turned 5 months old, my female Blossom developed cherry eye, which is common in EB's, and Dozer had a growth spurt and his lower jaw grew much longer than it should be and he's also congenitally missing 2 of his molars on the bottom, his upper and lower teeth don't meet and this causes him to not be able to close his mouth so he eats very slow, and his tongue always hangs out, so he mouth breathes which gives him dry mouth and a dry nose. The vet said it is a genetic defect, and I could have given him back and got a refund, but I would never have considered it, he was my baby and God made him that way, so I loved him unconditionally and just the way he was. There is never any guarantees in life when it comes to our babies whether they be skin babies or fur babies, if we are lucky enough to have healthy babies, then that is great, and we count our blessings, but if we are blessed with babies and they may be born with health issues or genetic defects, then we accept them and love them no matter what, and we are blessed by them as well. My uncle went through his whole life not knowing he was born with only one kidney, he found out when he was in his 50's when he was having tests for something else. He never knew and it never affected him, he is in his 70's now and his kidney has never been an issue. The one kidney grew bigger than normal size to compensate for the missing kidney and does the job for both. Many people live with only one kidney and they are fine, and I'm sure it is the same with dogs, her one kidney will grow a little bigger and will work for the missing kidney. I would however let the breeder know that her puppy has this genetic defect, so she hopefully will not breed the dog that has this trait anymore.
I did that with my breeder, I called them up and told her I wasn't interested in a new puppy or a refund, but wanted to let her know that Blossom had cherry eye in both eyes, and that Dozer had a defect in his jaw, and that she should be aware of this so as not to breed their parents anymore. I don't know if she did the responsible thing, but I hope she did. I hope Lola is okay, and her infection clears up.

 

[Miss Lola]

Our pup Floyd was diagnosed with Hypercuricoseria shortly after we got him. This is a hereditary. His genetic testing showed he had both mutated genes meaning both mom and dad had to be carrIers. I kept our breeder in the loop during all the testing. When the results came out we were offered to give him back and get a new puppy or our money back. Of course we could do neither as we already loved him. I was very disappointed to see a month later he was breeding the same dog. Unfortunately I think we are given this health guarantee and if something goes wrong we are offered a new puppy which most of us would not consider taking and they know that........makes me sad.

 

[Vikinggirl]

Our pup Floyd was diagnosed with Hypercuricoseria shortly after we got him. This is a hereditary. His genetic testing showed he had both mutated genes meaning both mom and dad had to be carrIers. I kept our breeder in the loop during all the testing. When the results came out we were offered to give him back and get a new puppy or our money back. Of course we could do neither as we already loved him. I was very disappointed to see a month later he was breeding the same dog. Unfortunately I think we are given this health guarantee and if something goes wrong we are offered a new puppy which most of us would not consider taking and they know that........makes me sad.

i totally agree, they know most people will have bonded and fall in love with their puppy, so not want to return it, so they count on that, plus I would also worry about what would happen to the puppy if you returned it, as they wouldn't be able to sell it because of its health issues, so do the breeders put that puppy down?