Look at these hips - Page 4

I really wish you'd tell us the breeder Chrissy.  It isn't against the TOS.
IMO, he should refund you the money for the pup, all of it, and you can use that to help pay expenses. 

Again, I'm sorry, I wish you all the best in finding a solution to this mess.

If you bred this puppy, wouldn't you want to have a chance to discuss it with Chrissy privately before you were flogged all over this and other boards? Believe me there is nothing sadder for a breeder than getting that call saying a 5 1/2 month old puppy you bred out of 3 + generations of OFA dogs had no hip sockets and had to be put down. Then 2 days later the second call from another puppy buyer with the same horrible news. 2 of of 7 dead at 5 1/2 months due to severe HD. And BTW Moon, it was not a linebred litter, it was a total outcross.

If you don't know who this breeder is, how will you feel if it turns out to be someone who you consider a friend and an ethical person? How will you feel if it's YOU?

 

Just curious Blitzen, how did you handle it?

I don't feel the hip issue is the breeder's fault per se so I don't want anyone to think negatively of him. It happens to even the best.

I refunded the full price of one puppy and gave the second owner the dog I kept for myself after he was xrayed clear a few weeks later. I let them decide what they wanted to do. BTW the other 5 puppies were preliminary xrayed good to excellent, but I didn't want any of them bred or shown.

   If the breeder stands behind the guarantee, I don't see a need to post the name and I would not do it. If you get fluffed off, put it out here. No one is breeding 100% perfect dogs. I do think that a really ethical person would just refund the purchase price after selling you a dog with multiple issues so costly.

You need to step back and look at this realistically, you can't afford the surgery and don't want to put him to sleep. Your options are pretty much limited to letting him suffer the pain or keeping him closely confined (and still in pain) for the duration of his life.

There is no way I would want a repeat pup from a litter that produced a pup like this.


I know this is a sad situation for you, but I would not put myself in financial distress trying to fix someone else's muck up and I also would not watch this dog suffer for the span of his life. As cold as it sounds, you have gotten the best advice from Moons.

jmo,
Rik

Where do you live Chrissy? If you are interested in bringing him to Ohio I can have my vet look at the hip surgery that would be required from the X-Rays. He's one of the best Orthopedic vets in this part of the world, and he won't want your first born child for payment. If you're interested let me know.
I do know that I would not want him to live with the pain that this has to be causing.
BTW, what were you talking about with his teeth??


Beardog

Well, I have been in this position myself before.  I have to also agree with Rik and Moons;  you have to think of this dogs well-being and his future of being constantly in pain, you need to love him enough to put him to sleep.  So sorry for this.  And I would definitely contact this breeder prior to doing so to prepare them for the worst.  You don't want this guy to live suffering in misery every day and no way to control this type of pain without heavy doses of medications, life long, destroying his liver and kidneys from the medications.  That would not be fair to this dog.  Nan

Bear - Chrissy lives in AZ.  As far as teeth go, when she got him at 9 weeks old, he had a severe overbite in which she had to get his baby canine's removed.  As his adult teeth have started to grow in the overbite didn't correct itself.

I live in AZ so Ohio would be quite a bit away, but thank you for your help. As for his teeth, as Ace said he had a very severe overbite with his lower canines causing trauma to the roof of his mouth/gums. He had his puppy ones extracted. By the time he was 6 months the overbite was still very bad and his adult lower canines were also causing trauma so I elected to have him undergo a pulpectomy and odontoplasty where they "shave" his lower canines down so he wouldnt lose them. I am looking into the cost of an FHO in my area to see what I can afford.