I did..which is why I suggested having him titered, which will show if he does have immunity to those diseases.
I assume you take him to parks and on walks..he's just as likely to pick things up there as you are to bring things home on your shoes.
Okay but whats the point of titering when his immune system is shot. And vaccines are required by law yearly Yes I take him on walks and out in public (because I'm trying to build back up his immunity, against the vets wishes but he is a lot heathier now than when I was doing every thing the vet said.)
And I'm sure that Titering costs money, something we don't have right now. which is why I'm terrified of him getting sick again (well either one) we are just now getting back on our feet.
I don't volunteer at the shelter I go down just to play with the dogs....and I feel guilty about it too because my pup at home needs me......and if that results in him beings sick its my fault. Taking him to the park or on a walk is not our fault. He lives in a complex full of dogs so everytime he is sick he goes to the vet whether its a sniffle or diahreaha or vomiting or lethargy it doesn't matter.....a lot of money had gone to the vet to keep him healthy.
I don't blame Zackie for not being healthy, it just hasn't been easy. We were about to get married when we got him, we had just moved into our first apartment. My husband wanted a dog, I wasn't quite ready yet but I went along with it because deep down I wanted a dog too. and I had always had poodles so we felt that would be the best fit. so my soon to be mother in law found Zachary in the newspaper and we drove 3 hours to see the most precious little puppy we had ever seen and he came home with us. At about 6 months of age we started noticing something was really wrong, he wouldn't eat or drink. We took him to the vet and they just said he had a stomach bug (well this stomach bug resulted in multiple vet visits) Finally at 9 months of age we went to a new vet (that morning I woke up to him coughing up blood) and they diagnosed him with Acute Pancreatitis. They didn't hospitalize him (they probably should have) but he had just been boarded for 10 days and they felt it would be too much stress on him. They told me to stay with him round the clock for the next 48 hours. He got better and he got sick again (parasite) and after that it was suggested to limit his exposure to things, he got depressed and that was that. (Zack is a dog who is on the go and only happy when he is going and doing things, he's very social not to other dogs but to people) well 5 months and no illnesses now and I just have him out there doing fun things (I try not to let him around dogs we don't know, it lessens the risk I feel of contracting illness)
Anyways the first year of his life was rough and expensive, so I don't blame do him for having problems, I would do it over again if I had too. But had I known I was going to get a dog right before I got married that would drain us I would have been saving every penny I ever got from birth.
I don't want to sound like I"m putting a price on him or putting money before him but I am trying to take every precaution possible to keep him safe at the same time though I'm trying to let him live a good full life.
But if my selfishness and going to play with a specific dog I want that I can't have could make him sick I may need to stop....I should be spending time with him, but at the same time its an escape from all of it too when I do go.
Obviously I'm pretty stressed at the moment
I mean I feel guilty for going but I enjoy going. But I know I have a dog at home that does get sick very easy (and I'm saving every penny I get for him because I know its just a matter of time before we are back at the vet, I know thats a bad way to think but Its our reality)