Reptigirl
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Well I talked to the breeder I got Flash from today. (She didn't actually breed him but got him and his parents right before she sold him to me.) She seemed extremely concerned and truly upset about his health issues. She read his medical records and the hand outs I took her on SM/CM. She even watched a couple of videos of Flash and his episodes. She was near tears and could not finish watching the videos at the time. I made sure to give her the link to the videos online if she could bring herself to watch them all (http://www.youtube.com/user/Reptigirl84)
She was very honest that she does not health test any of her dogs. She is a pretty large kennel in my opinion and has several different breeds (Papillons, Cavaliers, Chihuahuas, Schnauzers, Yorkies, Poodles & all the crosses to these breeds). At least the puppies she had looked very clean, friendly and healthy compared to other people I have seen selling large number of puppies. She said this is her first time ever dealing with Cavaliers. She had never researched there health issues and seemed extremely surprised to hear about SM & MVD. I pointed her in the direction of Cavalierhealth.org and several other links I had discussing health issues.
I purchased a 1 year "warranty" when I purchased Flash but as I have learned now it is sketchy at best because they are so limited on what they do cover. She was going to contact the company directly and assured me they would be refunding my money. It would really help if I could get that money back!
A little sad news is there is a new little girl puppy born to Flash's parents. She is 6 weeks old now. She was the only one born. That makes 4 litter of puppies to a 4 year old female. The breeder said that she is going to place her in a pet home only and advise the new owners of breed specific health concerns.
The breeder SAYS that she does not see ANY signs in the parents and they are her inside pets NOT outside kennel dogs. icon_nwunsure I tried to make her understand that even though they are not showing signs they more then likely have CM/SM. I personally find it hard to believe that 2 dogs could produce a puppy with such extreme symptoms and not show ANY signs but that is just my opinion.
I do have one off the wall question.... Flash's mom has had 4 litters of puppies. 1st litter 3 born 1 of which died , 2nd litter 2 born, 3rd litter 2 born and 4th litter only 1 born. Besides over breeding can the small litter sizes be due to health issues? I really don't know that much about dog breeding but it seems the people I have spoken to who breed cavaliers usually have litter sizes of 3-6 pups with the average seeming to be 4.
Thanks for taking the time to read my rant about my eventful morning! Feeling a little bit better knowing the breeder knows.
She was very honest that she does not health test any of her dogs. She is a pretty large kennel in my opinion and has several different breeds (Papillons, Cavaliers, Chihuahuas, Schnauzers, Yorkies, Poodles & all the crosses to these breeds). At least the puppies she had looked very clean, friendly and healthy compared to other people I have seen selling large number of puppies. She said this is her first time ever dealing with Cavaliers. She had never researched there health issues and seemed extremely surprised to hear about SM & MVD. I pointed her in the direction of Cavalierhealth.org and several other links I had discussing health issues.
I purchased a 1 year "warranty" when I purchased Flash but as I have learned now it is sketchy at best because they are so limited on what they do cover. She was going to contact the company directly and assured me they would be refunding my money. It would really help if I could get that money back!
A little sad news is there is a new little girl puppy born to Flash's parents. She is 6 weeks old now. She was the only one born. That makes 4 litter of puppies to a 4 year old female. The breeder said that she is going to place her in a pet home only and advise the new owners of breed specific health concerns.
The breeder SAYS that she does not see ANY signs in the parents and they are her inside pets NOT outside kennel dogs. icon_nwunsure I tried to make her understand that even though they are not showing signs they more then likely have CM/SM. I personally find it hard to believe that 2 dogs could produce a puppy with such extreme symptoms and not show ANY signs but that is just my opinion.
I do have one off the wall question.... Flash's mom has had 4 litters of puppies. 1st litter 3 born 1 of which died , 2nd litter 2 born, 3rd litter 2 born and 4th litter only 1 born. Besides over breeding can the small litter sizes be due to health issues? I really don't know that much about dog breeding but it seems the people I have spoken to who breed cavaliers usually have litter sizes of 3-6 pups with the average seeming to be 4.
Thanks for taking the time to read my rant about my eventful morning! Feeling a little bit better knowing the breeder knows.