what are my rights in NM regarding a puppy bought from a breeder 6 days ago?

Question

Puppy now has parvo and the incubation period is 7-14 days before they show symptoms. that means he had it when I bought him. What are my rights? Medical bills? Cost of the puppy? breeder says they have never had parvo in their household.

Answer 1

1) Did you get a health guarantee ? If you did, you may be covered.
2) Did you ASK and get proof that the pup was vaccinated. The puppy is supposed to be with it's birth mama to age 8 weeks. By this time, the pup SHOULD have received at least ONE 7-way vaccination, and probably TWO. If the breeder didn't vaccinate the pups at ALL in 8 weeks, then this person is a disreputable backyard breeder.

You can ask your local Pet Store, Rescue Group and Humane Officer (or SPCA rep) as to the laws in your community. The laws across NM are NOT all the same. Laws will be more stringent if you live in a large city like Albuqureque! If you're in the country, rules may be very lax. So you need to ask your local people this question.

Answer 2

I do not know your rights in New Mexico, on that, I'd suggest calling the Local Animal sheltor, usually, they can help you on that.
However, when you bought this puppy, did you get a bill of health, a record of shots that were administered and maybe a return policy? Most reputable breeders provide the first set of shots, a vet check and a return policy. If not, then it sounds like you may have gotten a puppy from a puppy mill. You can probably take these people to small claims court if all else fails.
As for the puppy...though Parvo is a serious disease, and the outcome is often not pretty, however, they can recover from it given the right medical treatment. Talk to your vet, and do not hesitate. Personally, this is what I'd do, and then sue the heck out of the breeder.

Answer 3

If you did not have a health guarantee, and can't prove the dog got the parvo before he was in your possession (which you really can't-they can show symptoms of Parvo 5 days after they contract it), you can't do anything. Next time, get a health guarantee, or rescue a dog.

4th answerer is mis-informed. You can contract Parvo from walking your dog on the ground, if another dog who has had the disease has been there. No, it is NOT just something you can contract at a kennel! Your puppy can contract Parvo if you put it in the shopping cart and take it into Petsmart or Petco. It's THAT easy to spread.

Answer 4

oh well someone had it then and if you are saying that it wasn't in your yard then it had to be the breeders!
ask your Vet if they can be a witness on your behave, they can just tell what they know as far as the time period the dog seemed to have the parvo,etc....
also your prove of purchase will help showing the day in which you bought the pup !
What about tyring to find out who some of the other people were that bought the other pups?
I know it is a long shot ,but if you can find at least one other and there dog has parvo then
Bingo!
It will be great access to you in court if you have to go about it!

Also you can check with the other Vet's in the area to see if any more pups in your area came in with parvo ,and although its confidential between the owners and their Vet ,they {vet may still be able to assist you in that matter!esp if the pups are spreading the parvo course poor Lil pups!
That too means that the adult dogs have it as well!

you could tell the breeders that you are going to report them to the better business bureau ....

So yeah! You do have rights but proving them will be the hard part !

Good luck!
God bless!

Answer 5

If you got a health guarantee, it should be covered under that. The minimum is about 10 days. If you did not get a written health guarantee, you probably will need a statement from your veterinarian, and you could take the breeder to small claims court, However, it may end up costing you more than it is worth.

Before you get another puppy, make sure that the breeder will provide you with a minimum of 10 days health guarantee. Here is a link to the health guarantee my kennel offers. If someone is trying to sell you a puppy, you need to make sure you get one like this.

www.howlingnorthkennels.com/guarantee.htm

I wish you the best of luck with your new puppy! I hope he gets better soon!

Answer 6

I do not know the laws where you are. The breeder is responsible for the outbreak, unless, you have a kennel type home. Parvo is transmitted through a large amount of animals. Such as a litter. The breeder should take the animal back, I do not believe they are responsible for the vet bills. Your best bet is small claims court , or, baring that, a letter from your Vet explaining the situation. You might also talk to your local humane society about this.
Good luck, and hugs to the poor wee sick puppy

Answer 7

Sounds like you bought this dog from a backyard breeder and do not have any type of contract. You are stuck. You should only purchase a dog from a reputable breeder and it comes with a contract and guarantee about the genetic health and immediate health. As I said you are stuck. If you have any type of contract you may be able to recover costs in a small claims court but even then, not likely.

Answer 8

Shouldn't your dog have had at least one round of vaccs before you took him home?? Sounds like an irresponsible breeder to me.

Just because your breeder says they've never had parvo before doesn't mean they don't now. Your rights are as set out in your agreement with the breeder.

Answer 9

if this could be an excellent breeder the domestic dog could have had the 1st set of vaccines and in all probability 2 dewormings proir to you determining on the domestic dog up. additionally the domestic dog should not be waiting to decide for yet another few weeks to a month. and could be vet checked before you %. up. yet you may take the domestic dog on your individual vet as quickly as you may for a verify up and to time table a vaccine timeline. if mom is 70lbs and pa 75lbs i'd think of the domestic dog would be around those weights. yet you may ask the breeder how massive the different canines are on your domestic dog's linage. all of it components into how massive and what your domestic dog will look like. unquestionably i think of that 75lbs is purely too small for a male of german lines. so because it somewhat is a few thing you may look into. i'd think of a male of suited breed prevalent and age of this breed would be a minimum of 90lbs or better. my GSD weighs around 100lbs. yet he's of the older seems, i don't in straightforward terms like the roach or sloped returned and needed a immediately returned super boned german shepherd. individually i think of it somewhat is how they'd desire to look. there have been some distance fewer hip and hock matters before all of them started breeding them for a sloped returned in the coach ring. different inquiries to ask are if the parents are OFA qualified stable or astounding on their hips and elbows. if the parents are examined for all primary genetic problems to german shepherds and how properly did mom and pa score on a temperment attempt. in case you're breeder can not answer those questions ask for a reimbursement and run do not walk far flung from this domestic dog. stable success alongside with your new domestic dog. be sure you're completely arranged for while the domestic dog comes domicile. those are super canines in the suited palms, and that they respond superb to a time table and guidance from day one.

Answer 10

Of course they said that. Did you sign a contract, papers, agreement of sale, what? Your rights could be everything or nothing, depending how the transaction was handled!