Sick puppy purchased

Groutmanshaun

Hi everyone,
After a little advice on my rights please
In January 2018 we purchased a springer spaniel puppy 20weeks old from the breeder who originally was keeping her but then decided not too.
It was apparent when I got there that she wasn't very well kept, yellow wee stained legs, underweight, itching, and bloated like she had worms oh and not vaccinated.
Anyway next day in vets got jabs flea and worm treatment and many worm treatments later she's fine and gaining weight. After a dispute with the breeder got the vet fees back off them.
So here is the new problem, on eater weekend she went lame on back leg(now 7 months old). After a visit to the vets she is in need of a hip replacement on the lame leg and the other to follow soon after as she has severe hip dyslipsia.
My question is where do I stand and what can I do with the breeder. Clearly not a great breeder but has now come to light that the puppy I have purchased has genetic deficiencies and so maybe the rest of the litter and any further that they breed.

hollydays

Is this a registered breeder?
Why did the vet not spot this on her first check?

sheramber

Did you research the breeder before you bought the pup?

were the parents hip scored?

There is no guarantee that low hip scored parents will produce low hip scored pups.

When I was breeding my !!!!! she was supposed to be bred to a particular stud dog who had a very low hip score. However, by the time the mating was taking place a previous litter that he had sired had proved to have high hip scores despite both the stud dog and the !!!!! having low scores.
So the breeder bred him to a !!!!! he knew produced low hip score pups.

Again the resulting pups had high hip scores. So that stud dog was immediately neutered and went to a pet home.

My !!!!! was mated to another stud dog.

So while there is never a guarantee it is a sensible precaution to only buy a pup from parents with a low hip score.

By all means advise the breeder but he/she does not sound a reputable breeder.

The breeder may offer to take the pup back and refund you but would you be prepared to give the pup back?

Groutmanshaun

Hips weren't scored and neither were my older springers hips scored. Vet checks didn't seem to happen as I have spoken to the vets they used and they said all they have on file for that litter is docking and chipping. There is apparently a note stating they declined all other treatment

Groutmanshaun

I have read somewhere that your protected by the consumer rights act through the sale of faulty goods. Although you cannot claim the fees back you can claim the cost of purchasing back

hollydays

Groutmanshaun wrote: »

Hips weren't scored and neither were my older springers hips scored. Vet checks didn't seem to happen as I have spoken to the vets they used and they said all they have on file for that litter is docking and chipping. There is apparently a note stating they declined all other treatment

No I meant surely you got your own vet to check him
Once you’d bought him?

Groutmanshaun

Oh yes my vet checked her over had concerns over her weight a little and just said we need to bring her weight up slowly get rid of the worm infestation so she can start benefiting from her food and not the worms and just keep eye on her over the coming weeks to make sure she's moving it the right direction. We had literally owned her 10 weeks when she went lame on it

hollydays

Did the vet not check her hips?

GwylimT

So you didn!!!8217;t ask the backyard breeder for hip scores? So you were happy to buy a puppy who may have a poor hip score, as otherwise you would have requested proof of hip scores from both parents and the puppy.

As puppy hadn!!!8217;t been checked by the backyard breeders vet or your own, you will be able to claim on your insurance to pay for any treatment needed.

Aylesbury_Duck

Groutmanshaun wrote: »

Hi everyone,
After a little advice on my rights please
In January 2018 we purchased a springer spaniel puppy 20weeks old from the breeder who originally was keeping her but then decided not too.
It was apparent when I got there that she wasn't very well kept, yellow wee stained legs, underweight, itching, and bloated like she had worms oh and not vaccinated.
Anyway next day in vets got jabs flea and worm treatment and many worm treatments later she's fine and gaining weight. After a dispute with the breeder got the vet fees back off them.
So here is the new problem, on eater weekend she went lame on back leg(now 7 months old). After a visit to the vets she is in need of a hip replacement on the lame leg and the other to follow soon after as she has severe hip dyslipsia.
My question is where do I stand and what can I do with the breeder. Clearly not a great breeder but has now come to light that the puppy I have purchased has genetic deficiencies and so maybe the rest of the litter and any further that they breed.

That was the time to take action on the breeder, not months after you'd bought the puppy. You really should have walked away and reported them because it sounds like they are not responsible breeders.

LilElvis

Groutmanshaun wrote: »

I have read somewhere that your protected by the consumer rights act through the sale of faulty goods. Although you cannot claim the fees back you can claim the cost of purchasing back

Are you prepared to give the dog back to the breeder? You can't ask for a refund and expect to keep the faulty goods.