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doodlemom · 2019-03-20T19:39:58+00:00

My puppy has had two seizures today, they occur while he is sleeping. He’s a mini golden doodle. Anyone have experience with such young pups having seizures? Outcomes? Advice?

Notrusthere · 22/03/2019 21:35

Jesus....what an update. First sign of a problem and you send him back.

I have never posted anything like this before but seriously OP have a word with yourself (and don't get another dog!)

weekendsleep · 22/03/2019 21:48

You're a twat OP. You should have insurance. Our puppy developed a leg issue at 11 months old, he's had to have two costly surgeries and a tonne of medication. We have insurance so it covers it.

Pets aren't just some accessory, you actually have to care for them. Imagine how scared your little pup is now all alone and having fits back at some unfamiliar place?

Bet the breeder will sell him off again, hopefully someone with a heart will care for him and give him the treatment he needs.

reallyanotherone · 22/03/2019 23:13

Bet the breeder will sell him off again, hopefully someone with a heart will care for him and give him the treatment he needs

Not going to happen though is it. The pup now has a known, serious preexisting condition that will need extensive investigation and likely lifelong treatment.

And will be uninsurable. So likely outcome is euthanasia. Maybe after being passed around a couple more homes if the breeder is irresponsible.

If you can’t afford the investigations the humane thing to do would have been to take him for euthanasia yourself. With someone he knows, in comfort.

Notrusthere · 22/03/2019 23:17

I'm going to struggle sleeping tonight I know it.

This poor baby was taken away from its mother, got settled into a new home and then has something terrifying happen to it and that's it, abandoned.

I think what you've done is inhumane.

Do you really think the breeder is going to put money and effort into getting a diagnosis and appropriate medication? Are they fuck.

Pup will be rehome to someone equally clueless or pts.

Sleep well OP

Wolfiefan · 22/03/2019 23:21

Wow. You passed it back to rehome? You know that’s not what’s happening right? It’s a popular cross and so likely a puppy farmer or BYB.
You’ve given this dog a bloody death sentence.
NEVER get another animal.

mummymayhem18 · 22/03/2019 23:28

Poor puppy 🐶😢. Shame on you !

BiteyShark · 23/03/2019 06:06

If the OP wasn't prepared to pay (assuming no insurance otherwise no idea why you wouldn't throw everything at it to find out what was going on) then I am not surprised at the update.

I had a clause in my contract that I could return my puppy if he was found to have any condition in the first week diagnosed by a vet. I honestly doubt I would have because that would have been awful for him. I definitely wouldn't have at 3 months of age because whilst he was a little shit as a puppy I still felt hugely responsible for him. However lots of people do view dogs as disposable otherwise why would we have so many people selling young dogs at the first sign of any hard work. Let's hope the breeder by taking him back will do the best for him.

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 23/03/2019 07:44

Sorry to take a different standpoint - but I think it is the breeder here who is irresponsible, not the OP.
The OP purchased a dog advertised as healthy. It clearly isn't. The best thing would be for the dog to by euthanized and the dealer forced to close.
There is a very big difference between abandoning a pet you've had for years, and the OP's situation which was buying a puppy only to discover it had a serious illness.
OP - I'm very sorry this has happened to you and hope you have better luck next time. Maybe try a rescue?

Lost5stone · 23/03/2019 08:04

As soon as I read the thread title I knew what the outcome would end up being . Poor thing

Booboostwo · 23/03/2019 08:22

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats it’s an animal not a washing machine. No one can guarantee you that a living animal will be healthy.

ClaireElizabethBeuchampFraser · 23/03/2019 08:32

Would you return an adopted child because they were diagnosed with epilepsy? Poor baby, I honestly don't know how you could discard with a baby who you are meant to have loved and cared for three months!

I have rescued both of my pups, I just pray that there is a loving person who will be prepared to take on the puppy. Although I expect that this little one will be euthanised rather than rehomed. Or abandoned at a shelter. Which amounts to the same thing.

icanthelpyou · 23/03/2019 08:45

What a shocking update I don't know how you could do that OP

Hubblebubbletripletrouble · 23/03/2019 09:05

Poor pup...

fivedogstofeed · 23/03/2019 09:25

Wow. A whole new level of designer puppy shopping.

OverFedStanley · 23/03/2019 09:57

I think this thread has been harsh on the OP. She has a puppy for a matter of weeks and the puppy has fits. The outcome for the puppy does not look good. Having seizures at this age the dog will not be cured or have a good quality of life. The puppy will highly likely not survive this.

A responsible breeder will take back a dog with life threatening illness- one to ensure that the puppy is not breed from and also to monitor the illness so that the breeder does not breed from that line again.

Lets not jump to conclusions when we do not know the whole situation.

fivedogstofeed · 23/03/2019 10:08

And the chances of a 'breeder' of 'mini Goldendoodles' being a responsible breeder with any interest at all in breed health?

Yes of course the breeder should be involved, and any responsible breeder would be devastated, but....

Isohungy · 23/03/2019 10:13

Eurgh. You disgust me OP. How can you just turn your back like that. You couldn't invest? Where the heck was your insurance policy let alone morals. Dont buy another dog for fucks sake. You clearly arent prepared to deal with ill health and quite frankly don't deserve to own a dog.

fivedogstofeed · 23/03/2019 10:21

I'll give the OP the benefit of the doubt - maybe she is not as callous as the posts seem to imply.
However, until people stop buying from puppy farmers this story will just repeat and repeat. Don't tell me the 'breeder' of this tragic pup has stopped breeding because of this - they haven't, and won't.

reallyanotherone · 23/03/2019 11:36

A responsible breeder will take back a dog with life threatening illness- one to ensure that the puppy is not breed from and also to monitor the illness so that the breeder does not breed from that line again

A puppy from a responsible breeder would have come with at least 4 weeks free insurance. Which this one clearly didn’t.

Plus a “mini goldendoodle”? Breeding a large dog like a golden retriever with a miniature poodle sounds like a recipe for disaster to me.

melissasummerfield · 23/03/2019 11:47

I wish people would stop buying these freakish interbreed dogs, it is a recipe for disaster.

What a disgusting update OP, you should be ashamed.

And for those posters saying it would be better to put the dog to sleep as it would have a short miserable life anyway, that is simply not true. I had a lab that was diagnosed with epilespy at 4mo old and with medication he lived a happy 11 years.

AvocadosBeforeMortgages · 23/03/2019 11:52

Don't get another dog, and don't have kids either - if one of those develops epilepsy it's a bit tricky to return them to the breeder.

reallyanotherone · 23/03/2019 12:08

And for those posters saying it would be better to put the dog to sleep as it would have a short miserable life anyway, that is simply not true. I had a lab that was diagnosed with epilespy at 4mo old and with medication he lived a happy 11 years

If the dog had simply been diagnosed with epilepsy that’s one thing. But this an uninsured, very young puppy with major symptoms. Basic investigations have been done with no diagnosis, so the prospect is now a battery or expensive tests.

There will be nobody who is going to take on a 3 month puppy knowing they will need to spend £1000’s in investigations, which may lead to a treatable diagnosis, but will far more likely be incurable, need long term care and further expense, or be fatal.

The dog’s best option is euthanasia.

OverFedStanley · 23/03/2019 12:22

simply diagnosed with epilepsy That shows a complete lack of understanding of this condition especially in puppies.

Having watched a 3 month old puppy having back seizures due to epilepsy each fit causing more and more brain damage.....the word simply does not come into it

melissasummerfield treasure your dog you are one of the lucky ones

reallyanotherone · 23/03/2019 14:34

simply diagnosed with epilepsy That shows a complete lack of understanding of this condition especially in puppies

How? I said if the diagnosis had been simple then a future adopter would have some sort of idea of the level of care, medication and vet care and be able to decide whether they can take the dog on.

As it is the diagnosis wasn’t straightforward and it’s going to require multiple tests and probably considerable expense before even knowing what they dog has.