OREO
Oreo's Health Records
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DNA Tests:
DM: Clear (no carrier)
MDR1 Clear (no carrier)
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Sire: Kato
Dam: Kyra
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Oreo is the sire of our first two Lykos Wolfalike litters.
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A perfect gentleman and foundation sire of our breed, Oreo was a magnificent dog and we hold on to many fun and loving memories with this gorgeous boy.
He was a much loved part of our family for a long time and was gentle and easy going with all other dogs.
He had a litter of pups with our girl Meira in 2015 and 2016, which set the bar for the first Lykos litters!
Oreo and Meira's progeny include Neva, Caesar, and Chief from the 2015 litter and Quinn, Inca, and Atlas from the 2016 litter.
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Oreo temporarily went to stay with with a former friend when our girls were on heat and we didn't want any unplanned litters.
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She said she really loved him and wanted to keep him, so (regretfully) we allowed it. Oreo was the second dog we gave to her for nothing who she could not keep her promises with. The first dog we gave to her was the pick of the litter male (breeding potential) and she went and desexed him behind our back as she was concerned that being entire would cause 'behavioural issues'. Being a friend at the time, we did not use a contract when giving her the pup, which was a very bad choice on our part. ​Against our good judgement, we allowed her to keep Oreo - a decision I will never forgive myself for.
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A couple of years passed and I found out that Oreo was sick and later died. ​As Oreo was our family dog for a a long time before giving him to this person, this was particularly upsetting.
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Oreo's vet report (from 30 Nov 2018) states that he had nose bleeds (epistaxis) as a result of ITP (Immune-Mediated Thrombocytopenia). ITP is when the immune system attacks itself, and can be an indicator of other issues such as a tick bite or viral/bacterial infection - and even be bought on by stress. 80% of dogs usually recover from ITP.
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The vet recommended more tests be done to discover the underlying cause of the ITP but the owner decided not to investigate.
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On the vet report we received, we later noticed it was photoshopped and blurred after "white cell count was not elevated as expected.". Click the image below to zoom in and see an excerpt of the altered veterinary report.
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​Signs for cancer typically present with abnormally high or low white blood cell count, low red blood cell count, and high or low platelet count. There is nothing on the report that suggests this, but the owner said it just must have been cancer...
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When we found out Oreo was sick, we recommended he be taken to another vet to do more workup and find out the cause of why he was ill. This was also the advice of the treating vet. We even offered financial assistance to help Oreo, as we had given this person money many times in the past because of her financial situation. This was ignored. ​
It's really important for us to know of any health issues that appear in our dogs - and even the dogs that came before them, for the purpose of genetics and identifying any possible inherited problems that may be in our bloodlines.
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She elected not to investigate further, and as a result, Oreo died at home the next day. She had ignored the vet's advice that if he got worse to take him to a vet or emergency clinic. The reason she gave for not taking him to a vet while further deteriorating was that she did not want him to die alone at a vet. Sorry, but when a vet tells you that if your dog gets sicker to seek immediate help - you do it. It's called being a responsible pet owner and putting the dog before yourself. She completely failed Oreo. Vets don't just leave critically ill patients to 'die alone'.
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We have no doubt that with correct management and investigation, more could have been done to save Oreo, or at least discover the cause of the nosebleeds/ITP.
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After noticing that the report had been photoshopped, we reached out to the vet showing them a copy of the photoshopped report. ​​We then received the original (un-altered) report from the vet. It was immediately noticed that the text that was photoshopped out was "We discussed the need for additional diagnostics (chest x-rays, possible bone marrow biopsy). The owner elected to continue the current therapy." The current therapy was just to 'mask' his symptoms and suppress his immune system. This acts more like a band-aid, but does not treat or identify the underlying cause of the problem. A copy of the original report we received from the vet can be found here. We have redacted the name of the owner for privacy reasons.
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We were deeply shocked to learn that she deliberately removed this from the report by photoshopping it out. There is only one real answer to why she photoshopped Oreo's vet report. It proves beyond a doubt that she tried to cover up ignoring the vet's advice and failed to do more for Oreo. To me, it appears to a simple case of negligence, followed by guilt.
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Oreo was one of the foundation dogs in our breeding program, and given health is extremely important to us, we offered to pay for a necropsy as soon as we found out Oreo had just passed away. This was also ignored.
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Oreo's siblings are still alive and well and enjoying their senior years. Oreo's large father was sent to rainbow bridge at nearly 7 years old after having 2 cruciate operations in 18 months. He continued to have mobility issues, so his owner felt it was best to put him out of his pain, as his quality of life had deteriorated by not being able to run anymore.
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We are being transparent about this situation for a number of reasons. If you see people saying nasty things about us on social media - it's because we have called them out for terrible behaviour such as this. Dogs deserve more and we are really passionate about this.
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We want to highlight the importance of proper care and welfare of dogs, and be honest about the dogs in our breeding program and for complete transparency.
It really cuts deep that some people can be so selfish and heartless when dogs need us most.
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