Business ProfileforUniquely Yours, Shelly’s Japanese Chins - Shelly Abbott

Purchased a Japanese Chin puppy through Uniquely Yours, ******’s Japanese Chins through Gooddog.com. Purchase Price $3,000 $ 500 Deposit Paid to ****** ****** on 9/28/23 $2,500 Paid to ****** ****** on 10/23/23 Ms. ****** delivered a Japanese Chin puppy to me on 11/9/23 with a pre-existing level IV medial patellar displacement. Her limping and inability to bear weight on her hind leg was very apparent. The knee is completely displaced and will require surgery so she can use the leg. Her femur bone is also shorter on this leg due to the knee being displaced and the bones not growing properly. Meaning this was an ongoing issue that the breeder failed to acknowledge or address. Ms. ****** handed the puppy over to me in this condition. Per paragraph #3 of the contract the puppy is is free from life threatening disease and defects as the day of delivery. Ms. ****** denied any knowledge of it and blamed it on roughhousing with the other puppies. I've tried discussing this with her and she refuses to take any accountability or contribute anything towards her medical care. I notified Ms. ****** the same day she was handed over to me once I arrived back at my hotel where she could walk around. I also sent a video showing that she was having a difficult time bearing weight on the leg and was clearly limping. The breeder denied any knowledge of this so I insisted that I take her to her vet in the morning if she was still limping. The vet confirmed the puppy did have an issue and swelling in her leg and spine but didn't know the cause and gave an anti-inflammatory and pain meds. The breeder reimbursed me for this visit to her vet. A follow up visit to my vet would be required. The surgeon said this is going to be a difficult surgery due to the severity of it and there’s a chance it could fail so a second surgery may be required. Each surgery is $2,900 to $3,200. That doesn’t include the X-rays and pain meds she’ll be on until she can have the surgery at 6 months of age.