Hi there,
My name is Kelly - I'm new! Although my husband and I had family dogs growing up, we just purchased the first one of our own two weeks ago.
Her name is Kona, she's a Golden Retriever. We joined the forum to educate ourself about training and health care mostly, but also to educate people about our recent mishap.
Two weeks ago, we purchased our puppy, from a woman named Julie Mills. Julie lives on a farm in Richmond, Minnesota, which is near St. Cloud. Her family owns and runs the Gold Meadows Hunting Preserve. Last week Kona was rushed to the emergency room. She was in ICU for 4 nights, hooked up to an IV because of coccidia and roundworm parasites, along with several ulcers.
If our little puppy Kona had these parasites, the rest of the litter had them as well. Somewhere out there, there are 12 other golden retriever puppies with these viruses - many in Minnesota, some in North Dakota, and some unknown to us. We're hoping we can warn the other owners before it's too late. The situation we went through was the scariest thing in the world, and we'd hate anyone else to have to go through what we did.
If anyone else purchased a puppy, born on mother's day, May 11th 2008, from Julie Mills, feel free to contact us. After having gone through the horrible experience and much education from our live-saving vet and forums/articles on the internet, my husband and I may be able to help, as we know for a fact that Julie Mills will be no help to you in a crisis.
Healthy wishes to you and your pets,
Kelly
My name is Kelly - I'm new! Although my husband and I had family dogs growing up, we just purchased the first one of our own two weeks ago.
Her name is Kona, she's a Golden Retriever. We joined the forum to educate ourself about training and health care mostly, but also to educate people about our recent mishap.
Two weeks ago, we purchased our puppy, from a woman named Julie Mills. Julie lives on a farm in Richmond, Minnesota, which is near St. Cloud. Her family owns and runs the Gold Meadows Hunting Preserve. Last week Kona was rushed to the emergency room. She was in ICU for 4 nights, hooked up to an IV because of coccidia and roundworm parasites, along with several ulcers.
If our little puppy Kona had these parasites, the rest of the litter had them as well. Somewhere out there, there are 12 other golden retriever puppies with these viruses - many in Minnesota, some in North Dakota, and some unknown to us. We're hoping we can warn the other owners before it's too late. The situation we went through was the scariest thing in the world, and we'd hate anyone else to have to go through what we did.
If anyone else purchased a puppy, born on mother's day, May 11th 2008, from Julie Mills, feel free to contact us. After having gone through the horrible experience and much education from our live-saving vet and forums/articles on the internet, my husband and I may be able to help, as we know for a fact that Julie Mills will be no help to you in a crisis.
Healthy wishes to you and your pets,
Kelly
