We purchased Bowbow (AKA FRODO) on Dec 12 from Barbs Precious Pups, Thursday night Bowbow threw up (obv Mannie and I thought it was normal as he was in a new place). On Sunday Dec 15 Bowbow started to throw up again (multiple times) and did not have the energy he had the last two days. The puppy slept all day and it wasn't until 5pm that I decided to take him to the Vet. Obviously the vet was close so I took the dog to an emergency vet, they said BowBow aka Frodo had Parvo. I am sitting at the Vet office furious as to how someone could have sold me a sick dog. I was so upset that I knew that I was going to break my daughters heart. Luckily I caught the parvo right on time and they gave him some antibiotic and a B12 to get him through the night until his Vet appointment Monday morning at 8am. During this entire time I am going back and forth with Barbara. She stated that she wasn't aware he was sick, she didn't have the dog tested as he didn't show signs. Parvo Symptoms take 3-10 days before they start showing signs. If they are not treated right away a dog can pass away within 48hrs. As a 'Hobby breeder' (per her home made contract) she gives you insurance for 30 days, that emergency Vet visit cost me $255. Again, the entire time that I was at the Vet I was in constant communication with her, I had purchased the dog for $600 after she wanted to sell him for $800 as he was the last from the litter. Here I am at the Vet trying to figure out what the best decision is. The vet cannot guarantee that he will survive and gave me a 60% chance of survival. All of this meant that he would be hospitalized for 5-7 days and it could cost thousands of dollars. Monday morning Barbara texted me Monday morning stating that she would give me a refund. I informed Barbara that Bowbow had a doctors appointment at 8am and we could discuss the hospital bill after. Barbara asked to call her in which she informed me that she would not pay for the hospital bill and that she could get the dog better at home for a couple hundred (As a breeder, you should be sure the dogs you are selling are healthy). At this point I have paid $255 at the emergency Vet out of pocket, the insurance that she offers stated I had to file a claim and it could take 6-8 weeks before I saw a refund. The Insurance determine that the parvo was consider a pre-existing condition and would not reimburse me the $255. I am furious that I am in this situation as it's her responsibility as a 'breeder' to sell healthy dogs, Barbara's excuse is that she didn't know, he didn't show signs and she only tests the dogs if they show sign.
To make the story short, we took the dog to her and she refund me my money. She informed Mannie Pajela that that she would keep us updated and if he got better and if we still wanted him we could pick him up. Barbara texted me through the week of Dec 16 updating me on the puppy's status. I told Barbara that we would be more than happy to take the dog back once he was cleared by the vet, Barbara agreed to that. Monday, December 23,2019 Barbara texted me stating that the puppy was going to the Vet and getting cleared. Barbara calls at 9am to ask when I wanted to pick him up and that his blood work was all good to go. I contacted Barbara at 3pm to set a time for pick up, she informed me the dog was still at the vet and wouldn't be back at her house until 6:15. I texted her stating that I could pick him up at the Vet since she had errands to do. During this entire week at no point did Barbara state that I would have to pay for the dog. Keep in mind that she was going to refund me the money allow me to keep the dog as long as I took care of the hospital bill. IF SHE HAD SOLD A HEALTHY DOG WE WOULDN'T BE IN THIS SITUATION, but because she didn't want to take responsibility of having to pay for the hospital bill she asked to bring the dog for her to take care of it. There was no way I was going to pay for something that a breeder should be responsible of before selling the dogs. She was never clear or upfront and I gave her the benefit of the doubt of being an honest person. Here we are now, she is now re-selling the dog that she sold to me sick because he was 'cleared' by her Vet. I refuse to pay her 300$ for a dog that I bought sick had to take to the emergency vet pay $255 and because she feels that she reimbursed me that makes it right to want to charge again.
Bowbow(Frodo) is worth the $300 but Barbara is not worth getting that money as she sold a sick dog. It is her responsibility to sell healthy puppies. All she will provide are copies of his shot record, Paper looks like homemade and home given vaccines from the feed store, which aren't always reliable or effective If dog got shots from a vet, they would have dr stamp and the vaccine stickers on the paper. read more