PUPPY IS DEAD. PUPPY WE BOUGHT DIED IN 5 DAYS: My husband and I were looking for a boston terrier puppy. We read very good reviews about Q Puppies across the street. We went there, but they had no boston terriers so we decided to cross the street and try Northern Aquarium Pets, BIGGEST MISTAKE WE EVER MADE. They had a boston terrier (14 weeks old) and we fell in love with him. They reviewed much paperwork with us...if he gets diarrhea or vomiting..advice on what to do. They gave us a contract stating "no cash refunds." The contract stated if the dog is sick or dies within 14 days, they would give us a new dog. We brought him home 3/28...on 3/29 he started vomiting and loose stools. We gave him the same Royal Canin food they told us they were feeding him at the store. We did not change his diet. By 3/30, he was lethargic and continued vomiting and watery diarrhea. He could not keep anything down. He was drinking water, but vomiting continuous. He was sleeping all the time, then vomiting, then diarrhea, it was a vicious cycle. He was lethargic and unhappy. By the evening on 3/30..the watery brown diarrhea became bloody diarrhea. Still he could not even keep water down, and had not eaten since Sunday 3/29 in the morning. On 3/31, we took him to the local Brooklyn Vet Group, who gave symptomatic treatment for vomiting. They gave saline on the skin for hydration and 2 anti nausea anti vomiting injections. They were unable to get a stool sample because it was all liquid blood. The doctor stated he should not vomit again after few hours. That night the puppy continued to drink water, still had not eaten since 3/29. Had continuous vomiting. Continued bloody water diarrhea all over the house and was very lethargic. We called the pet store and spoke with Meiling, who stated we could bring the puppy to her (it was 8pm at night). We told her the symptoms of the puppy and she said "It sounds like Parvo." We asked her if she would be with the puppy overnight to care for him. She said no, that she would leave the dog in the cage overnight and monitor him in the morning. We told her the puppy could die within hours. He needed to go to the hospital. She replied "Don't go to the hospital, it's to expensive. If he dies, we give you new dog." She kept repeating that they are not responsible for any vet bills. Wow really sympathetic, huh? So we took him to Blue Pearl Animal Hospital on the eve of 3/31, where he was hospitalized on IV, multiple anti vomiting meds, antibiotics, etc. He was in the ICU. With all the care the hospital provided from the eve on 3/31 to evening on 4/1, the puppy continued to decline, continued vomiting and non stop bloody diarrhea. The doctors concluded that the puppy came from the store with a viral infection which had traveled to the blood. The dog turned septic (infection in the blood). We went to see him on the evening of 4/1, and he couldn't even move or open his eyes. You could tell he was in pain. All the antibiotics and IV fluids and other meds were not working. He continued to decline. The doctor said his belly was filling with fluid and the next step would be to stick a tube down his nose into his belly to suck out all the fluids. The doctor said the puppy most likely would not survive after all these painful treatments. We had to euthanize the puppy on the evening of 4/1. It broke our hearts, but we chose to end his suffering. He was 14 weeks old. This was heartbreaking. We love pets like family. We received a Certificate For Unfit To Sell from the doctor at the hospital. We notified the pet store. They told us they would give us a new dog, but not responsible for any vet bills. We contacted the Dept of Agriculture and made a formal complaint. We went prepared to the pet store with the printed out law from the Dept of Agriculture, the Certificate of Unfit to sell from the hospital and all the vet and hospital bills. When we walked in to the pet store, Meiling stated we are not responsible for vet bills, but we will give you a new dog. We told her we did not want another dog. We took out all the documentation and told her we spoke with the Dept of Agriculture. I believe she knew that we knew what we were talking about. They reimbursed us the cost of the dog $1137.00 and half of the vet and hospital bills $1009.00. We lost about $1100.00. The thing that really disgusted us was that Meiling kept saying, "You never know what can happen with LIVESTOCK." Livestock? This is a puppy for God sakes. We are currently having the puppy cremated and will bury him with our other pets at Bide a wee pet cemetery. We are pet lovers and this really broke our heart and we don't wish anything like this to happen to anyone else. We are still torn up about it and will be very sad for a very long time. We had wished to see this puppy grow up and be our best friend. I don't think this shop is clean. They have a play room for the dogs where they all play together. Other reviews wrote similar stories of sick animals. read more