My husband and I purchased a golden retriever puppy on January 8, 2008 from Petland. The following morning we went to their recommended vet because we noticed a green discharge coming from her nose. She has kennel cough. We did not have to pay for that visit because it was covered in our purchase of the puppy. We did however request another fecal sample and giardia test because she also had loose stool. We paid for that out of pocket and were told that the test was negative. We voiced our concern because giardia can be passed to other dogs and to people. We have 4 other dogs and 3 children in the house. Around January 17th, the stool became very loose so I took her to my local vet on Saturday the 20th only to find out in fact she does have giardia which she obviously had when we purchased her 11 days prior. We paid again out of pocket to treat her and now that my other dogs and family have been exposed there is a possibility that they will also have to be treated. When I contacted the pet store and their vet, I was told that they would not pay for her treatment expense because we didn't go to their vet which is the vet that tested her 10 days ago and told us she was negative for this.
We have had to pay $101.00 in vet expenses and will have to pay for more medication in 3 weeks on top of the purchase price of the animal because we were sold a sick puppy. Also my family is at risk for becoming sick with this bacteria along with my other four dogs which will mean more vet bills.
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