Dog Breeders

Question: A question for dog breeders?

(Posted by: mum2bogey on 2010-02-21 13:58:51)

I have 6, 5 week old pups and 1 is really quite ill, basically to cut it short, i cant afford to keep it and i cant afford any operations, which im pretty sure its gonna need, do i have it put down now, or wait and hope for the best?. No sarcasim please just advice if you have any. Thank you k, she is a dalmatian/ husky/ alsatian, in comparison she is 2.2 kgs and her siblings are all over 3kgs, she is deaf unfortunatley and also sick after every meal, yet she is lively and running around like the others

Posted by: Launi *No dog is perfect* on 2010-02-21, 14:00:01

Put it down now. Do not let the animal suffer.

Posted by: Marc on 2010-02-21, 14:02:35

Yeah dont make it suffer or get a job so u can afford it

Posted by: shelley on 2010-02-21, 14:02:47

Where are you located in which state? why not have a friend take it to a shelter where it might get help? please give the dog a fighting chance find a no kill shelter. if ya got any more questions im a dog breeder with experience put more info on here about the breed please oh and email me if you need any help im a responsible dog breeder 2

Posted by: Joh: think outside the bag on 2010-02-21, 14:04:51

If it needs surgery then shouldn't you have known this before now? This is why vet checks are so important for newborn pups. Have the pup humanely put to sleep and find foster care for the others.

Posted by: greenjellybean on 2010-02-21, 14:07:12

Does it even need operations? Have you bothered to take the puppy to the vet to see what the problem is? If it needs an operation or treatment that you can't afford to provide, consider asking for help from a rescue. You really shouldn't have had these puppies if you couldn't afford to properly care for them. Not sarcasm, reality. If you can't get a rescue to help then I suppose your only option is to take it to the vet to have it euthanized properly. Don't attempt to do it yourself.

Posted by: Allanas on 2010-02-21, 14:09:39

Part of being a breeder is making hard decisions. You bring lives into this world, you are responsible for them. Do not allow that puppy to suffer just because you aren't ready to live up to your responsibilities. A shelter probably isn't the best bet. They save their time and money for pets they can actually help. Puppies with expensive medical problems, that will have life long disabilities, and be difficult to re-home are usually destroyed on sight.

Posted by: allieappstate on 2010-02-21, 14:10:55

No, you do not put it down. You surrender it to your local vet and they will care for it and find it a home if it recovers.

Posted by: Love a Poodle not a Cavoodle on 2010-02-21, 14:17:39

Put the puppy to sleep... it's not fair to let it keep suffering. Please save or raise the money to have your b*tch spayed.. she should never have been allowed to breed in the first place if you have no cash.

Posted by: dogowner on 2010-02-21, 14:57:55

If this is sarcasm - sorry I couldn't help it - you had no business having a litter of puppies without having the financial resources needed to address such issues. If you can not save the puppy have a vet humanely uthanize it and try to find a no kill shelter that will take the rest as well as the mother. I am assuming you had the litter in the hopes of making a quick buck and now your coming to the realization that a litter of puppies can be very expensive.