Dito van Noort's daughter is ill - Page 2

Are you near a university school of veterinary medicine? They are often cheaper than local vets and they have the experts and facilities to diagnose more complicated problems like this.

The barking issue does not sound related to the medical issue.  What have you tried to stop the barking outside?  That would be something I would be working on right away.  I think Uber Land is discussing these sort of pants:

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I had a male that leaked in the house.  Unfortunately his issues were more serious in nature and he eventually passed away due to them but I used a belly band on him with an incontinence pad inside of it to catch the urine dripping while in the house and it never seemed to bother him.

Thank you all for reply...

Some off your's ides we already tried: diapers or puppy trainning pads, but it doesn't solve the problem.

An idea to ask the univercity... we will defenately try this.

Ectopic Ureters is the name of illness our vet told us about, but just to do all tests costs circa 1000.

I'm afraid the breeder we get Juno from said it's not his busness anymore and that he sold us healthy puupy.

We took also a legal advice re breeder's responsibilities and we've been told that the small court will theat our dog same as broken car... what meens they will calculate the costs and as far as we all know putting down a dog is much cheeper than the operation. And what's the biggest point it will not be up to us anymore that will probably be breeder's decission.

krzysieks, what country are you located in?

by krzysieks on 04 May 2009 - 22:05 krzysieks

Ectopic Ureters is the name of illness our vet told us about, but just to do all tests costs circa 1000.

I'm afraid the breeder we get Juno from said it's not his busness anymore and that he sold us healthy puupy.

If your pup has an ectopic ureter, then the breeder did NOT sell you a healthy pup--that condition doesn't develop after birth, it's a congenital defect that has been present all along.  In the breeder's defense, I can see why he would be unaware that this pup had this defect at the time of sale: it wouldn't have been obvious until someone began to keep the pup in the house and start housebreaking her.  That said, the fact remains that this condition is not one that is acquired, but rather is present at birth, and therefore it is incorrect to describe this pup as being 'healthy' at the time it was sold.

We took also a legal advice re breeder's responsibilities and we've been told that the small court will theat our dog same as broken car... what meens they will calculate the costs and as far as we all know putting down a dog is much cheeper than the operation. And what's the biggest point it will not be up to us anymore that will probably be breeder's decission.

It may still be worthwhile to pursue legal remedies in small claims court; perhaps you could be awarded a refund of some of the purchase price, because clearly one would not pay the same amount of money for a healthy, physically normal puppy as one would for a pup that will require a considerable investment in veterinary diagnostics and surgical correction.

I'm sorry you and your pup are going through this.  If it comes to pass that her time with you is destined to be shorter than you'd anticipated because of this abnormality, I hope you can find some small comfort in the knowledge that she was well-loved and well-cared for while she was with you.  A lot of dogs leave this world without ever having that benefit.

I have had a puppy with Ectopic Ureter, a Siberian Husky. 

This was in 1993 and the vet bill then (here in Australia) was about $800 for diagnosis and about $800 for the operation. I understand that it is quite a straightforward operation, not particularly complex.

I would not expect to pay the price that you have been quoted at a University Vet clinic, which is where I had my girl fixed. Back in 1993 it was quite an uncommon condition and not many vets has seen it, so it cost us more to get fixed.

Once she had had the operation, we had very few problems until she was older. We did have to be careful to feed her foods that would not promote the growth of crystals in her bladder, as the scar sites from the operation allowed crystals to form quicker than in a normal dog. But it is hardly worth mentioning as a problem, it is so minor.

She was a happy healthy dog for her whole life and I never regretted spending the money to have her fixed. If I had put her to sleep over such a minor thing, I would have felt miserable forever. At the time, we were like you, struggling financially as we had just started our own business, but if I went back in time I would do the same thing again.

If you cant afford the operation now, just get the diagnosis finalised and then see if you can save up for the operation, shop it around and see how much you can save. It is not a life threatening condition, so if you can manage her in the meantime, spend the time to save up to fix her. The main problem while you are waiting for the operation is she might get some urine scalding on her legs and belly, so you have to be vigilant and make sure that you keep her clean and dry. Vaseline can be very helpful!

I would ask the breeder for a contribution towards the cost of the operation, as it is congenital.

Please consider what you can do and dont jump into euthanasia.

Best of luck to you and your puppy.

Hi al

Thakn you all for the support and advice.

Thanks to my mum we found the solution for her problem. We live in UK, but me and my wife come from Poland.
My mum told us that she can't see us to keeping Juno due to my high pregnancy and not healty atmosfere for my newborn baby. but she also said that if we can tranport her to Poland she can take good care of her.

We did some reserch in Poland and we foud that costs of all tests and surgery is much lower than here in the UK, so now we just need the passport and she can go.

It is a little bit uposetting that I will not see her for 6 months, because the quarantine but now I know she will be ok.
And she will be back with us for Christmas. :)

Call me cynical, but surely 6 months quarantine fees and shipping far outweighs the cost of an operation?

Before you ship her make sure she gets her pet passport done - or you wont have her back in 6/9 months.

Zacsmum,all krzysieks has to do is  to get a pet passport and anti rabies jab for his/her dog.
The 6 month quarantine is gone now.