A family were left with a £11,000 vet bill after the puppy they bought on Gumtree came with fake vaccination documents – and died of a virus just two weeks later.
Jane Broomfield, 47, spotted an ad online for dog Nola and snapped the pup up, paying £550. She said she felt reassured the pet was well cared for because sellers said it came with vaccination documentation, a microchip and had been given flea and worm treatments. You can find 15 dogs in Wales looking for their special home here.
The mum-of-two became suspicious when the seller gave her a house number that didn’t exist and met her in the street with the dog. But the family including daughter Beau 16, and son Cayden, 13, fell in love with the dog – said to be nine weeks old.
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Just three days later, Nola, who was sleepy and suffering with bloody diarrhoea, was taken to the out-of-hours vet, where the pooch was diagnosed with parvovirus. The potentially deadly virus is usually prevented by a vaccination, and Jane’s vet confirmed the pup had worms, no…
