Puppies being a victim of animal cruelty

[natsbek]

I write this e-mail firstly out of utter sympathy and secondly out of pure frustration.
My girlfriend and I wanted to take our relationship to the “next level” and have recently bought our first two puppies . Before we made our decision on where to buy our new family members, we wanted to make sure that the puppies we receive come from a reputable dog breeder. I also advised my girlfriend that we shouldn’t compromise on price to ensure we receive healthy puppies that will live a long and untroubled life.

We drove up from Durban to Pretoria on the 12th February to fetch our new Miniature Dachshunds (Izzy our girl and Levi our boy) from a “reputable” dog breeder in Pretoria. Wendy, I cannot explain how happy we were arriving home and introducing our puppies to their new home.
They are the most adorable pups you have ever seen. I have attached a few photos of them so that you can see what I mean. Within the first day our beautiful Izzy and handsome Levi have worked their way into our hearts and lives. Both Izzy and Levi have such vibrant and playful natures, they love playing with all the toys we bought them and especially loved it when we lay on the ground so that they could play tug-of-war with my ear an my girlfriends hair. We had spoken to a few Pet Stores and our Vet to find out how we can give these amazing pups the life they deserve. They all recommended puppy classes (so that we could learn how pups think to ensure a safe and stable upbringing), the majority of Pet Stores all recommended Hills puppy food which maybe expensive but we were once again not going to compromise on the wellbeing of our pups.

We were so happy and had planned so many things to do with them but on the 19th of February things took a turn for the worst. We noticed Izzy was not acting her usual self and saw that she had not eaten the whole day. At 17:00 we rushed them both to a Vetenerian in Umhlanga where he helped her with an injection. He mentioned that there is a virus that is going around called Parvo but at this point we were treating them for Colic and Coccidia. They were both giving antibiotics and we were told to keep a very close eye on them. When we showed him the Vaccination Cards we were given (please see attached), I saw his face drop. He didn’t want to say too much but that immediately concerned me.

We have never bought a dog before so we do not know what to look for and in this case we should have noticed that this card means basically nothing. This also shows that the breeder has apparently administered one out of the five vaccines that a puppy should receive. Now I think we should have done far more “homework” before buying puppies... or, should we have?

The morning of the 20th February Izzy still wasn’t looking healthy. We took them back to the Vet and he gave them another antibiotic and asked us to make sure if we see any blood in their stool that we rush them to Sherwood Afterhours Vet.
Unfortunately a few hours later, this is exactly what we found. We shot through to the Afterhours Vet and they were all extremely helpful. The Vetenerian on duty (Louween Edwards), decided to test for Parvo and found a strong positive in Izzy and a positive in Levi. Louween was so heart sore and could barely explain what this virus does to puppies.
“Canine parvovirus is a particularly deadly disease among young puppies, about 80% fatal, causing gastrointestinal tract damage and dehydration as well as a cardiac syndrome in very young pups. It is spread by contact with an infected dog's faeces. Symptoms include lethargy, severe diarrhoea, fever, vomiting, loss of appetite, and dehydration.” Extract from Wikipedia.
Basically imagine a saber tooth tiger taking your insides and ripping through them tearing everything to pieces. That is what Parvo does. It eats away at everything inside a pup making them extremely thin and weak.

As I mentioned, I write this mail out of sympathy. I contacted the breeder the moment I heard the news. I asked him how could my puppy have Parvo if he had taken them for their vaccinations? He told me that he has over 150 puppies and how can I expect him to take all 150 to a Vet. At that point I was a bit taken back and asked him who administered the vaccine? He then replied saying he has been in the business for over 15 years and he knows what he is doing. I decided to find out how he was able to get his hands on this vaccine to which he responded “Direct from the Supplied”.
From his answers and the manner in which he responded, I now have an unbelievable amount of doubt as to what he has said is true. We just look at Izzy and Levi (not to mention the other 150+ puppies), have they been interbred, was the vaccine transported, stored and administered in the correct manner, what is the true history of our puppies?
I now have 150 worrying thoughts running through my mind. Should this “breeder” have 150+ puppies, I can only imagine with utter sympathy how many of these pups must now have this 80% fatal Parvovirus.

I am in no way saying what this breeder is doing right at all but should I have bought a pup for R300 from someone, I could possibly expect this. There is a greater risk when you look for the cheaper option. We spent R1900 on Levi and R1200 on Izzy. All the Vets that we have spoken to all agree with us. For this price, there is no excuse. I have heard that this does happen to reputable breeders but in such a case, the breeder takes so much pride in what they do, they offer a full refund as well as pay for the vet bill. We are now up to R11,000 on vet bills alone and we are not going to give up on our pups.

What brings pure frustration into this scenario is that this person has absolutely no regard for living, breathing animals. It looks to me that all that they can care about is their back pocket and churning out as many puppies as possible. They don’t think about the heartache and pain they are cause so many families. Imagine a girl receiving a puppy from this breeder as a birthday present. One week later, the puppy has an 10% chance of living. Now her father has to explain to his daughter what is happening to her new best friend. Since I am unable to do anything about this, I have to rely on people like you to put a stop to inhumane people that do these things.

Should you wish to contact me or any of the vets that have been and are still treating our gorgeous pups, please find the details below:
• Stewart (Izzy and Levi’s Dad): 082-909-4524

Natalie Beckenstrater Pups Mom - 0828736265
• Rinaldo Veterinary Hospital: Dr. John Morton: (031) 563-5180
• Sherwood After Hours Veterinary Clinic: Dr. Louween Edwards: (031) 207-1300

Should you want to get in contact with the breeder, please find the details below:
• Web address: http://www.doggiestyle.co.za/
• Rassie: 073 746 2048
• Adéle: 082 412 0325

Pet a Pond (012) 807-5658 is where they sell their puppies from.

I would just like to give you an update on our puppies.
We had to make a very difficult and devastating decision to euthanize Izzy on Tuesday at 3:00 am. I sat with her for 3 hours holding her little head in my arms and comforting her by praying she would pull through. You know i have seen dogs hit by cars, bitten by snakes but nothing, nothing describes the pain and suffering a parvo pup goes through. We tried everything that we could to give Izzy a fighting chance but unfortunately the virus won this fight.
Levi was sent home and was his bubbly self, bouncing around and chewing everything in sight. But on Tuesday afternoon he took a turn for the worst by showing the same warning symptoms as Izzy. He is back at Rinaldo Veterinary Hospital. He is hanging in there. He is on a drip, has an intravenous tube in his neck and is on blood plasma. They have contained him so we are unable to hold him or touch him which is really heart sore watching this little guy stare at you with such confusion and pain. We are hanging in there sending lots of prayers his way for a full recovery.
Should there be any further developments, I will keep you updated.

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