Cara's Mum
Active member
We picked up our new black and tan puppy Murphy on Friday night. He is a lovely little guy and we went to great trouble to source the right breeder and wait for the right dog etc.
We had him down with our vet last night for him to check him over. We mentioned to him that we were concerned at the amount of scratching Murphy was doing. It turns out he has two different types of mites on his skin and in his ears. We have cream for his ears and had to bathe the poor little fellow in a "mite killer" this evening. He is currently shivering in his cage as we have to let the stuff dry into his skin. We have to repeat the process in 10 days.
Then tonight we discovered he also had worms despite being assured by the breeder that he had been wormed at regular intervals.
We are a tad annoyed that a puppy we chose with great care and spent quite a bit of money on has been given to us in less than perfect condition.
We phoned the breeder last night to tell him about the mites.... and have to phone him again tonight about the worms.
Are these just "one of those things" or are we right to be upset?
Thanks a million.
We had him down with our vet last night for him to check him over. We mentioned to him that we were concerned at the amount of scratching Murphy was doing. It turns out he has two different types of mites on his skin and in his ears. We have cream for his ears and had to bathe the poor little fellow in a "mite killer" this evening. He is currently shivering in his cage as we have to let the stuff dry into his skin. We have to repeat the process in 10 days.
Then tonight we discovered he also had worms despite being assured by the breeder that he had been wormed at regular intervals.
We are a tad annoyed that a puppy we chose with great care and spent quite a bit of money on has been given to us in less than perfect condition.
We phoned the breeder last night to tell him about the mites.... and have to phone him again tonight about the worms.
Are these just "one of those things" or are we right to be upset?
Thanks a million.