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A North York brace is admonishing those who boutique for pets online afterwards they were awash a ailing puppy by addition they say gave a apocryphal consequence that the dog they were buying was in acceptable health.
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Australian Shepherd | Kijiji in Ontario. - Buy, Sell | kijiji australian shepherd puppies ontarioLiza Shepherd and Jeff Berger say they anticipation they had been accurate during their year-long chase for a pet.
"We approved to be actual alert about who we were affairs from and the altitude for the dog," said Berger. The couple, who aloof alternate from their honeymoon, responded to an ad on Kijiji about a ages ago for a changeable Bernese Mountain Dog puppy. They abiding to accommodated a woman and see a puppy in mid-December.
"We had no acumen to disbelief her. She seemed to accept aggregate in order," said Berger. "She seemed to be legitimate. She gave us a able agriculturalist contract. She absolutely batten with a lot of adulation the for dog it seemed."
The agent alike provided the brace with a active affidavit from a veterinarian advertence that he had advised the dog and gave her shots and a apple-pie bill of health.
Abby, a three-month old Bernese Mountain Dog cross, came with a active affidavit from a veterinarian advertence that she had her shots and was in acceptable health. (Liza Shepherd)
But they say the dog was absolutely not advantageous aback they best her up on Jan. 6.
"The dog came out of her car covered in blush vomit. It angry out she fed the dog Pepto Bismol to action what she said was car sickness," said Berger. Aback the puppy connected to be apathetic and didn't eat or drink, they anticipation she was green to her new home.
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Australian Shepherd | Kijiji in Ontario. - Buy, Sell | kijiji australian shepherd puppies ontario'The dog came out of her car covered in blush vomit.' - Jeff Berger
But aural 24 hours the dog's action deteriorated, so they rushed her to the emergency vet dispensary about the corner. There she was diagnosed with parvo virus, article the vet's address adumbrated she was vaccinated against.
Still they agreed to a diffuse analysis which angry out to be actual expensive."It amount us $6,000 for a dog we had beneath for than 24 hours," said Shepherd.
The brace say they accept the paperwork presented by the agent was for a macho German Shepherd, not the changeable Bernese Mountain Dog they bought.
CBC Toronto contacted Dr. Harbhajan Luthra, the vet who inspected the dog. He said dog was accustomed a alternation of vaccinations, including one for parvo virus. Aback asked how a puppy vaccinated for parvo could accept apprenticed the virus, Luthra said vaccinations are not 100 per cent effective. Also, he said parvo has an evolution aeon that could acquiesce the dog to arrangement the virus afore the vaccine became effective. Luthra said the dog was one of four he inspected for the bell-ringer on the aforementioned visit.
He accepted the dog's client contacted him aftermost anniversary about an analysis address for a altered dog, a German Shepard cross, that he inspected on the aforementioned day. Aback asked why the client had analysis and anesthetic abstracts for the amiss dog, Luthra said it could accept been "an honest mistake" by the vendor.
Luthra, who has been operating the Roundstone Mobile Veterinary Services for six years, said he inspects up to 15 puppies a ages for the vendor.
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Australian Shepherd Puppies | Kijiji in Ontario. - Buy, Sell ... | kijiji australian shepherd puppies ontarioEventually, the bell-ringer did get aback to the brace who purchased the dog and refunded bisected their vet bill.
The dog, which they've called Abby, spent best of the anniversary at the vets, but has back appear home to her new family.
Liza Shepherd and Jeff Berger anticipation they had taken every anticipation afore purchasing a puppy they had for auction begin online. (Tina Mackenzie)
"We're gonna adulation this dog and accord her a activity abundant bigger again she would've had," said Shepherd. The brace additionally say they've noticed added ads they doubtable were acquaint by the aforementioned being and accept aloft their apropos with Kijiji.
"This is a botheration they accept abominably encountered before," said Berger.
Shawn McIntyre is the communications administrator for Kijiji Canada. He says a few years ago, the aggregation alien measures to advice Kijiji to clue the auction of pets.
While best Kijiji ads are free, there is a fee of $9.99 for ads in the Dogs For Auction category.
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Australian Shepherd Puppies | Kijiji in Ontario. - Buy, Sell ... | kijiji australian shepherd puppies ontario"The acquittal advantage allows us to aggregate a little added abstracts on the being and that acts as a bridle and allows us to accept a little added advice to analyze a user if a bad case does appear to our attention," said McIntyre.
The brace are not activity accessible with the seller's name as they don't appetite to accommodation an official investigation.
Ontario SPCA inspector Brandon James says while altering of medical annal would be the administration of the College of Veterinarians of Ontario, they would investigate letters of animals in distress.
He said buyers charge to do their due diligence.
"Animals are awash every which way, so behindhand of whether it's online or an ad in the cardboard or Facebook, do the research, ask the questions, accomplish abiding aggregate is as it should be," said James.
He said this includes afterward up on vet certificates and bloom guarantees to accomplish abiding they are legitimate.
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