Wednesday, February 23, 2011

I hate to say it... Beware of The Puppy Store...

I am cringing as I say this but... Cori, you were right all along.

Ever since I moved to College Station, I fell in love with the puppy store. Obviously you know that, if you read my previous post about loving the puppy store. My sister, Cori, always tried to persuade us to quit going because that store was full of diseases, but we never listened.

Well last week, Amalia and I went to the mall. We browsed in a couple stores, picked up some cheap stuff at Forever 21, then we, of course, made it to The Puppy Store. We held some pups, really cute ones of course! And then we left, because this was the weekend we were going to go home to Austin so Amalia could get her tattoo. When we left, Amalia developed little bumps on one of her wrists. They looked like little zits all on her wrist. She immediately got nervous, because it resembled staff infection. So the next day she went to the doctor in Austin and got the news....

She had picked up Scabies from the Puppy Store. It is a virus that animals can sometimes carry if they are not kept up properly. Amalia received cream and medication and she will be just fine. Later that day she called The Puppy Store to alert them that one of their dogs is carrying a parasite. They were rude and defensive and did not believe a word she was saying.

So as of right now, we won't be going back to The Puppy Store anytime soon.

Click here to learn more about what Scabies is
http://www.medicinenet.com/scabies/article.htm

Have a blessed day,

TF

2 comments:

Cori said...

SOOO glad you girls finally realized how awful those places are!!!!

Lindsay said...

Agreed! Shelters have puppies that are just as cute!