Julia
Mission Viejo,#2UPDATE Employee
Tue, September 30, 2008
Dear April, Parasites unfortunately are a very common thing in puppies, something they get from their parents. By California law they are not considered an illness and do not fall under the 15 day general health guarantee our puppies come with. The test taken at Camino Pet Hospital was the same test the other hospital used a few days later. Sometimes a fecal test is negative but an other one on the same day ends up being positive. If you would have taken your puppy back to Camino they would have provided you with the medication for free, they do that as a courtesy to our customers. After a 10 day cure giardia is taken care of and will not cause any further complications. The vet your friend referred you to should be challenged for this outrageous bill to treat parasites which is extremely common in all puppies whether they come from a pet store, a shelter or a private breeder. As far as testing for parasites, all vets use a standard test and there is no such thing as an "advanced" testing procedure for parasites. Julia, Manager Barkworks Mission Viejo
Julia
Mission Viejo,#3UPDATE Employee
Tue, September 30, 2008
Dear April, Parasites unfortunately are a very common thing in puppies, something they get from their parents. By California law they are not considered an illness and do not fall under the 15 day general health guarantee our puppies come with. The test taken at Camino Pet Hospital was the same test the other hospital used a few days later. Sometimes a fecal test is negative but an other one on the same day ends up being positive. If you would have taken your puppy back to Camino they would have provided you with the medication for free, they do that as a courtesy to our customers. After a 10 day cure giardia is taken care of and will not cause any further complications. The vet your friend referred you to should be challenged for this outrageous bill to treat parasites which is extremely common in all puppies whether they come from a pet store, a shelter or a private breeder. As far as testing for parasites, all vets use a standard test and there is no such thing as an "advanced" testing procedure for parasites. Julia, Manager Barkworks Mission Viejo
Julia
Mission Viejo,#4UPDATE Employee
Tue, September 30, 2008
Dear April, Parasites unfortunately are a very common thing in puppies, something they get from their parents. By California law they are not considered an illness and do not fall under the 15 day general health guarantee our puppies come with. The test taken at Camino Pet Hospital was the same test the other hospital used a few days later. Sometimes a fecal test is negative but an other one on the same day ends up being positive. If you would have taken your puppy back to Camino they would have provided you with the medication for free, they do that as a courtesy to our customers. After a 10 day cure giardia is taken care of and will not cause any further complications. The vet your friend referred you to should be challenged for this outrageous bill to treat parasites which is extremely common in all puppies whether they come from a pet store, a shelter or a private breeder. As far as testing for parasites, all vets use a standard test and there is no such thing as an "advanced" testing procedure for parasites. Julia, Manager Barkworks Mission Viejo