Omega-3 Improves Your Pet Health

I purchased a puppy from a breeder 2 months ago, today she had surgery to correct a very serious neck problem (atlanto axial subluxation). My husband and I are breaking the bank and making major sacrifices to pay for this surgery (with diagnostic testing and surgery the bill is over $5000). When we buy or adopt an animal we are committed to it’s health.
Should I notify the breeder and should I expect a refund of the purchase price even though the health guarantee states that I have no right to this (says I must send the pup back to get my money back which is sick, because they would just euthanize her).
Wouldn’t that be the ethical thing to do?
Should I even ask?

I just found the bottom half (without the mercury) and the other broken pieces under my daughter’s bed. This had to of happened 2 weeks ago when she had a high fever and I wanted to double check it with the mercury thermometer. My dog hasn’t been sick, but I’m also worried about the effects of mercury that might have soaked into the carpet. I can’t find any spots. Would the small amount of mercury from a thermometer cause problems for my families health if it was absorbed into the carpet?

I just adopted a 1yr old female beagle mix from an animal shelter. All was fine the first day I brought her home (Monday). Tuesday night she began to show the following symptoms: did not want to eat after about 2 pm… hard breathing and then began to make a “hacking/ coughing” sound as if she was going to throw up but nothing came out.
Wednesday, symptoms got worse. She ate very little and hacking/coughing symptoms became worse and when she pooped, it was watery (brownish) but had blood only when she finished.
Thursday (today, thanksgiving) hacking coughing gets worse when she stands up. she breaths hard (stomach puffs up down) before coughing/ hacking begins… tries to throw up but nothing comes out. There are no vets where I live…but finally got a hold of one 50 miles away…will take her ASAP.
Not that I will wait for a response before I take her to the vet but anyone have any ideas what is going on with this dog?
For the record, I called the Shelter and they said it was “probably” the change in diet (food) or seperation anxiety/depression. No previous medical problems reported. Please help

She is slightly overweight, maybe 3 or 4 pounds. I give her premium dry dog food and have tried several different brands. She’s somewhat active for her age, but this gas problem which comes mainly at night is about to get her banded from the bed. She gets very little people foods.

I’m going through a hard time right now. I think I have problems with social anxiety and depression and I often feel very lonely and closed off from the world because of it. So of course, when it comes to animals, I have a huge fondness for them because they can always put a smile on your face.
My mom’s job has a lot of stray cats from time to time. They came back again this year but there was only one kitten left. She put the kitten in her bedroom and kept it in there with food, water, litter box and toys. I spent the whole first day that it was here playing with it. It was the sweetest kitten ever. I fell in love with it right away. It purred a lot and just wanted my love and attention. My mom told me she found someone who wanted to see the kitten because they were interested in adopting it. I had to say goodbye to the kitten and it was so hard. It kept meowing at me and trying to cuddle and follow me out of the door. I felt really bad about leaving it, I felt devastated. We bonded so fast. The goodbye just didn’t feel like it was enough and I left feeling really dissatisfied and disappointed. Luckily, to m deepest pleasures, the lady has an older cat who didn’t like the kitten so she couldn’t take it. My mother brought it back home that night and I continued to play with it.
Those two nights, I hadn’t felt that happy in a very long time. Not only did I feel needed for once, I felt like I needed that kitten. It brought me so much joy, so much light and entertainment. One look at him and everything bad just melted away. He started to depend on me. He felt most comfortable with me and cried when I’d leave. I would play with him for hours, more comfortable than I have ever been. He would hide behind my laptop screen and pop out at me and pounce on my hand. He would sit in my lap, look up at me with those beautiful innocent eyes, then slowly stretch up and sniff my face and lick me. It would lay on top of my head, on my chest, my shoulder, pounce at my feet. I adored him to death and I didn’t want any of the moments to end at all. I never got sick of him. I never laughed and smiled so much with the little kitty.
Unfortunately, my grandma told my mom she would keep the kitten. She came over and took it away. I didn’t even get a chance to say goodbye because she came in and swooped him up in her arms and was rushing to leave so she can take it to a vet. Because he was so bonded with me, he was frightened and clawing at the bed, so I had to pick him up myself and he started purring and trying to cuddle. She promised she would bring him back to me and let him stay for another week before she took him to live with her, so I put it inside the cage for her. He kept sticking his paws out to play with me through the bars and it was adorable. I tried hiding my sadness he was leaving, even though I knew she would bring it back later on and I’d have more time alone with it.
I got a phone call from my grandma saying he was in good health. Then I got a cal from my mom telling me that he has tapeworm. Now we know it was stupid letting him in the house, but we only kept him in one room, so we are cleaning everything in that room now. We also washed our hands after touching him and didn’t let him near our other pets at all. The thing is that when my mom told me he had tapeworm, she told me that my grandma brought the kitten to a shelter and that they decided to leave it there. The vet said they’d take care of it until its better then find it a home. They said it can take a few weeks to a few months before the tapeworm goes away.
I was so devastated. I felt so crushed. I couldn’t even talk on the phone because I didn’t want my mom to hear my voice shaking. I got off the phone and I cried. I never had a chance to say goodbye to the kitten. I feel awful because I know how bonded we were. I don’t want him to feel like I didn’t love him. I was the one that put him into the cage, the one who sealed it shut. I don’t want any part of having lost him. I just feel so guilty now and so bad. I feel like I led him to believe I loved him and that I would take care of him and be his friend and provide a warm home and then betrayed him. I cannot stop crying at all. I don’t know what to do. I want him back but I don’t know anything about tapeworm, how you deal with it, especially with other animals in the house. I don’t know how severe the tapeworm is or how long it will take, so if anyone read this can you please give me advice on what to do?
Is there any way that I can keep this kitten? Has anyone had experience with tapeworm, what did you do? I cant see owners giving up their pets over tapeworm, I just don’t get it, there has to be a way around this? The house feels so empty without him. I seriously feel sad without it now because it shed happiness on my days. I miss it so much I know if I ask my mother for a kitten, tell her how strongly I felt about him, she’d let me get another one, but I don’t want another one, I