Couple reimbursed for price of dead puppy
Written by Macklin Reid, Press Staff
The purchasers of the puppy that was put down after being diagnosed with parvovirus confirmed Friday that the True Breeders store in Branchville had reimbursed them what they’d paid for the dog.
“Yes, we did get refunded the purchase price of the dog, Oprah — $1,603,” said Cheryl Muniz.
So far, the couple has not been reimbursed for $2,700 in veterinary expenses.
Canine parvovirus is highly contagious and is regarded as particularly threatening to young dogs that have not had all their “puppy shots.”
With symptoms that include diarrhea that is often bloody, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, the disease is often fatal to dogs without immunity.
Ms. Muniz and her husband, Victor, Wilton residents, bought a Teacup Yorkshire Terrier puppy at the True Breeders store in Branchville on Sunday, Feb. 28.
The dog began showing symptoms, was taken to two different veterinarians, and was diagnosed with canine parvovirus. After failing to respond well to treatment, the puppy was put down Friday, March 5.
The incident led the state to impose a 14-day quarantine on the True Breeders store, which cannot take in or sell dogs during that time.
People may come and go from the store during the quarantine, and it is allowed to continue with retail sales of merchandise other than live dogs.
Ms. Muniz said she and her husband were trying to get True Breeders owner Christine DiCarlo and the Hunte Corporation of Missouri, the broker that supplied the store with the puppy, to repay them for more than $2,700 in veterinary bills they accumulated trying to save the puppy.
“That’s all we got refunded,” Ms. Muniz said of the $1,603 purchase price. “We haven’t gotten any kind reimbursement for vet bills. She says she’s working on that with Hunte Corporation.”
As reported in more detail in this week’s Press, the the couple had bought to puppy as a present for Mr. Muniz’ mother.
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