jme51987
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- Joined
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Hi, I'm new here but I researched this site and many others before I got my adorable Betty. I had been thinking about adopting a guinea pig for a while, and I've done a lot of research on them and thought it would be a fun pet to have. (I'm a new pet owner in general, I've had my share of fish and I recently adopted a hamster back in September, Heisenberg, who I love and is a ball of energy.)
Unfortunately, I didn't adopt which totally goes against all my morals, but, I just happened to be in Petco the other day picking up some hamster food when I noticed this cute little piggy all by herself in a little Pigloo. I couldn't leave her there and I bought her and a ton of fun little toys, a huge cage, and all the fixings.
Betty is such a sweet little lump and loves to be played with. I'm having a problem now though...
The day after I bought her I noticed that she had some crust in her eyes, (sorry for being gross) So I fed her a bunch of yummy veggies and some oranges thinking maybe she needed some vitamins because she's been cooped up in the pet store too long.
It's now 4 days later and she's sneezy and still has gunk in her eyes. I called Petco because on their receipt there is a 15 day policy in case my new pet gets sick. Well, their policy is that I have to RETURN her and buy her back, "If she gets better." IF?! She'll get better, it's an upper respiratory infection, which she can get better from with medication if it's caught in time, however, it's going to cost some money to get her better. I'm really not comfortable with RETURNING my pet like she's some sort of inanimate object so I'm just bringing her to my vet and paying the bill so that I know she will be okay.
Has anyone else had this happen to them? I find it to be completely ridiculous that Petco has this policy...at least places like Petsmart have the Banfield Vet Center already in some stores, but I'm just totally blown away that Petco just thinks I can replace my current pet without a second thought. It's so wrong and I can't believe it's even legal.
Anyway, this is Betty and I'm totally obsessed. I hope she feels better soon, I have a vet appointment tomorrow night, so wish us luck!
Unfortunately, I didn't adopt which totally goes against all my morals, but, I just happened to be in Petco the other day picking up some hamster food when I noticed this cute little piggy all by herself in a little Pigloo. I couldn't leave her there and I bought her and a ton of fun little toys, a huge cage, and all the fixings.
Betty is such a sweet little lump and loves to be played with. I'm having a problem now though...
The day after I bought her I noticed that she had some crust in her eyes, (sorry for being gross) So I fed her a bunch of yummy veggies and some oranges thinking maybe she needed some vitamins because she's been cooped up in the pet store too long.
It's now 4 days later and she's sneezy and still has gunk in her eyes. I called Petco because on their receipt there is a 15 day policy in case my new pet gets sick. Well, their policy is that I have to RETURN her and buy her back, "If she gets better." IF?! She'll get better, it's an upper respiratory infection, which she can get better from with medication if it's caught in time, however, it's going to cost some money to get her better. I'm really not comfortable with RETURNING my pet like she's some sort of inanimate object so I'm just bringing her to my vet and paying the bill so that I know she will be okay.
Has anyone else had this happen to them? I find it to be completely ridiculous that Petco has this policy...at least places like Petsmart have the Banfield Vet Center already in some stores, but I'm just totally blown away that Petco just thinks I can replace my current pet without a second thought. It's so wrong and I can't believe it's even legal.
Anyway, this is Betty and I'm totally obsessed. I hope she feels better soon, I have a vet appointment tomorrow night, so wish us luck!
