I should have done research before buying puppies from Pet Village & Bird World.
I bought a lhasa & maltese. The maltese had ear mites and his ear was lanced to drain an infection. Pet Village & Bird World said it was normal for dogs to get mites when they're being shipped from Kansas because the trucks are filled with puppies.
My lhasa, he doesn't know what it's like to live a normal, pain-free life and to have a functional lower body. At 2 months I took Sherlock to the vet. After the x-rays it was clear he wasn't normal. He was diagnosed with hip dysplasia in both hips and 2 luxating patellas. Hip dysplasia in a puppy is a congenital defect, it's present at birth, and it's genetically passed to a dog. MY DOG'S PARENTS SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN BRED!
I called Bird World, they said to send a copy of the x-ray to prove the congenital condition & then bring Sherlock back and pick another dog or I get my money back. No compassion, no talk of how they would look into this, & what store says bring your dog back & pick another. I obviously opted for the later. It's pennies compared to $ spent to get Sherlock well, not to mention the pain/suffering he's endured & heartache I've experienced. Try watching a dog's hip go out of socket. I have NEVER SEEN MY DOG IN SO MUCH PAIN.
I've spent 5k & he's had 3 surgeries, one to go. They have mostly freed him from pain, but he'll never be a normal dog. I know he'll have a short life & the difficult time will come when I have to do the humane thing and put him to sleep.
Pet Village & Bird World do carry puppy mill dogs. Sherlock's parents never should have been bred. why did a vet not diagnosis this and stop his parent's from being bred? Bird World has the power to change this & you have the power to ensure their change by not buying your puppy there. They choose to buy puppies from breeders that breed dogs like this & it needs to stop. Please don't allow this to happen & do your part. I wish I would have.
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