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Hi there, I am not a breeder but have a question for you breeders out there.

If a cat that you have adopted out, has something wrong with it and the client wants to give it back to you...is it then put to sleep? I'm talking about a non life threatening ailment.

The reason I ask is I am curious...I don't know if cat breeders are similar to dog breeders. My bosses friend just got a puppy from a breeder and it ended up having hip dysplasia very soon after they got it, he started showing signs of it. Anyway, they gave the puppy back and got another one..I'm wondering what will happen to this puppy with hip dysplasia??

Do you know potentially what could happen to him? I would be so upset if he will be put down.
 
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If it's non life threatening there's absolutely NO reason to put a cat down. I would neuter it (if it hasn't been done) and give it the best quality of life possible. I've met a 12 yr old maine coon with hip dysplasia (he limps) who's having a great life with his owner!!!
 
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I've taken back a kitten or two that a owner returned. I have in my contract they sign that I get the cat back if they cannnot keep it. If its within a short time, they get 1/2 their money back. However, the kitten has to have been seen by a vet within a few days and the vet has to verify what was wrong with the kitten.

I then rehome the kitten/cat - its not put to sleep. I had one kitten returned due to allergies and the other, the person could not deal with the kitten being deaf. Both kittens got new and loving homes



As far as the HD in the dog, I'm not sure what they do. I guess it would depend on how severe it is at the time. Dogs are not tested for HD till they are 2 yrs old (with labs anyway and I'm sure its a standard time for other breeds). How old was this dog when tested?
 
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Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45

I've taken back a kitten or two that a owner returned. I have in my contract they sign that I get the cat back if they cannnot keep it. If its within a short time, they get 1/2 their money back. However, the kitten has to have been seen by a vet within a few days and the vet has to verify what was wrong with the kitten.

I then rehome the kitten/cat - its not put to sleep. I had one kitten returned due to allergies and the other, the person could not deal with the kitten being deaf. Both kittens got new and loving homes



As far as the HD in the dog, I'm not sure what they do. I guess it would depend on how severe it is at the time. Dogs are not tested for HD till they are 2 yrs old (with labs anyway and I'm sure its a standard time for other breeds). How old was this dog when tested?
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It is just a puppy, they had just gotten him and he started limping. The vet said it was hip dysplsia and he would have a life of expensive surgeries ahead of him. So thats why he was given back.
 
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I'll have to ask my lab message board on the HD and puppies and if its really possible to tell younger then 2 yrs just by "limping". IMO they would have to do x-rays. Limping alone doesn't mean HD.
 
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Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45

I'll have to ask my lab message board on the HD and puppies and if its really possible to tell younger then 2 yrs just by "limping". IMO they would have to do x-rays. Limping alone doesn't mean HD.
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Yes they can under that age, they normally wait cause some fuzzies can show up prior to 2 yrs which is the end of the growth cycle ... it is just the most severe cases that can be felt without X Ray.....
 
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Originally Posted by Trouts mom

If a cat that you have adopted out, has something wrong with it and the client wants to give it back to you...is it then put to sleep? I'm talking about a non life threatening ailment.
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No, if it's a treatable state the cat gets the veterinary care needed. As in all other cases the amount of suffering has to be weighed to the treatment and outcome, but there's no way I'd just put a cat down because it's ill. As with all of my cats it would be thoroughly examined by a vet and appropriatedly treated.
 
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