JewelC

Thank you everyone for your input- much appreciated.

Thanks for the reply. He is a springer spaniel- liver & white

Hi I have a question for breeders. Our puppy flew from North Qld down to us at 10 weeks of age. He was itching from the minute we picked him up at the airport. A few days later we took him for his vaccinations and the vet said he had an ear infection and could have an allergy and they started him on a steroid medication. It broke my heart to see this listless puppy ( result of prednisone) who looked how i feel when I don’t feel great. Vet suggested I contact Breeder to see if any of his litter mates had issues. Response from breeder was no, “fit to fly” from their vet before he came to us, and watch out for vets talking about allergies because its a long and winding road. Another visit to vet, bigger dose of steroid. A month later, new vet for second opinion, another ear infection, antibiotics for secondary skin infection from all the scratching. It settled for a bit and now at 5 months he’s back to bouts of scratching that is hard to watch. Im doing the regular wash, omega 3 supplement and now daily dose of loratidine as suggested by our groomer. Long story- thanks for reading but im now at the point where i feel helpless and annoyed. It’s cost a lot of money and i feel we’re back to where we were. My question after this long story is: Would a Breeder know if a puppy of theirs was scratching abnormally at 10 weeks of age? Like would they notice it’s not just a scratch here and there, could this puppy have a problem? Do the buyers of the pup have any rights in this situation? My partner feels this is unethical behaviour and that the Breeder would have known and we should report it or at least warn other people about our issue. I haven’t been in touch with the breeder since the initial contact but i am getting pretty fed up with the cost involved and the suffering my puppy is experiencing when he scratches and bites himself. Any advice much appreciated. Thank you.