Lola's Story - pet shop pup

I have always heard not to buy dogs from pet stores, but when I saw Lola she was the breed that I wanted and everything looked great to the untrained eye, so I thought why not.

Lola had diarrhea for the first couple days, funny smell, bad fur, but was eating fine. Then she stopped eating and drinking so I was syringing water into her  mouth. She was very dehydrated so I took her to the vet where she has stayed for two nights and three days on a drip. She’s had antibiotics and blood tests, and they say she has a gastrointestinal infection. I spoke to the lady from the pet store and she said that 3 of the other puppies were returned to the store to be treated for a tummy upset, she thought was probably from eating some food that had been sitting there for to long.

Now I have a very large vet fee, which is all worth it for Lola’s quality of life, but I had been so stressed while she was at the vet, about the health, cost and ignorance of the pet store. I am so glad that she had made a full recovery but I am upset that they sold me a sick puppy.

Lola is growing to be a lovely dog. Thank you so much for your support in such a stressful time for me - I really appreciated it!

Tilly