Ping Boxer owners

[Rider]

I forgot about this thread. Buddy is nearly 2 1/2 and he is a trim 75lbs. Best dog I've ever had. No comparison.

[lauralynne]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Adorable! Taco has one of those Nylabones... got him the 2nd biggest one they had a couple of months ago... Now it's a Nyla-nub at best...

Sad update: we picked Sadie up on Tuesday 11/30 - she got sick on Sunday and diagnosed with PARVO!! We spent the next week administering home IV, antibiotics and anti-emetics and despite all that, she passed away on Friday 12/10.

We are now going after the rescue organization - they are denying ANY responsibility, we only ask that they take the correct steps to make sure that the other puppies are safe (there were 4 in the litter) and that no other dogs are infected. Parvo is HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS and once at your facility/house it's there for 1-3 YEARS. They adopted out a dog this fall that had parvo so they KNEW they had the virus at their house but still brought suseptible dogs there - are are STILL taking in dogs at risk.

They won't refund any portion of our $300 adoption fee or reimburse any of our vet fees. I plan on getting them closed down so no other dogs have to die due to their negligence and/or ignorance.

$777 later - 11 days in our home - RIP Sadie.

[Gas Man]

That is sad Laura. I'm sorry.

What can you do to fix/clean your house?? So you could have another dog?

I remember when we got Brinks, we wouldn't even let him walk on the floor at Petsmart till he had his parvo shots.

[wildchild]

wow so sorry to hear that. hopefully no risk to your other dog? I lost a dog to parvo fom a breeder long ago, it was not fun to go through.

[OneSickPsycho]

Fuck that - too sad... Good luck shutting them down

[lauralynne]

The 2 vets (and all the internet research) say that really we can't get it out - we can bleach everything in the house and that will lower the chances - but anywhere she used the bathroom outside is infected and parvo lives without a host - I could try and bleach my entire yard but even that doesn't guarantee anything.
As far as the rescue org - they have NO vet records, we have to go on their word that they administered shots at home - but only one set of shots. We have an adult boxer at home but he's been vaccinated so he's safe - and we can get another adult dog as long as there are vet records that they've been vaccinated - but we can't take in a stray with unknown vet history or any puppies. It's a series of shots - not just one dose so we have to know that they've been through the series.

*sigh* it's just so unfair to have watched this tiny puppy go through such a rough time - it was horrendous and just when we thought she was turning the corner, she had a seizure due to (probably) blood sugar levels in the brain.

All because the rescue organization is money hungry (I've since done extensive research on her - research that admittedly we should have done before we adopted the puppy - buyer beware. lesson learned.)

[Gas Man]

OH yeah... it's a serious set of shots. It was all part of Brinks' puppy shots.

[neebelung]

Originally Posted by lauralynne

Sad update: we picked Sadie up on Tuesday 11/30 - she got sick on Sunday and diagnosed with PARVO!! We spent the next week administering home IV, antibiotics and anti-emetics and despite all that, she passed away on Friday 12/10.

We are now going after the rescue organization - they are denying ANY responsibility, we only ask that they take the correct steps to make sure that the other puppies are safe (there were 4 in the litter) and that no other dogs are infected. Parvo is HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS and once at your facility/house it's there for 1-3 YEARS. They adopted out a dog this fall that had parvo so they KNEW they had the virus at their house but still brought suseptible dogs there - are are STILL taking in dogs at risk.

They won't refund any portion of our $300 adoption fee or reimburse any of our vet fees. I plan on getting them closed down so no other dogs have to die due to their negligence and/or ignorance.

$777 later - 11 days in our home - RIP Sadie.

Oh my God... wow... they should have their licensure revoked based on that alone. They are knowingly risking the lives of innocent animals.

[marko138]

Terrible news. Sorry to hear that.

[Ninjakel]

wow...I'm so sorry Laura.

Shut her down. That's disgusting that they don;t seem to give a fuck.


and I'm with Gas Man. when our APBT and our Boxer were pups, I carried them everywhere and didn;t do dog parks or anything until the series of Parvo shots were done.