I truly do want to warn people against ever adopti...

I truly do want to warn people against ever adopting a pet from Evansville's VHS. Or at least tell them to be careful if they do. I just adopted a dog from there a month ago and have had a horrible experience.

When I went in to look for a dog, I stressed to them that I had to have a breed with no pit bull in it and one that was already fixed. I did a meet and greet with the dog I liked and they told me she was a lab mix and already spayed and was negative for heart-worms. They told me she had an issue with putting weight on one of her legs but that it had since been corrected and she didn't have that problem anymore.

When we went to pick her up, they told us that she wasn't spayed and would have to stay there longer until she could get fixed. They also said they had never actually tested her for heart-worms and that they tested her while having her in surgery and she was positive. Everyone I talked to gave me a different answer as to how long she had been at the shelter. So who knows how long she's been living with heart-worms untreated.

I couldn't give her back because who would want to adopt a dog with heart-worms? I didn't want her to get put down as they are not a no kill shelter. I had already fallen in love with her and want to help her. So I took her and immediately noticed upon getting her that she limps and cannot put much weight on the leg they told me was fixed. Also, upon getting the paperwork, they had listed her breed as Staffordshire Terrier.

I took her to a local vet to get a second opinion on everything. The vet told me she has a knee issue and could very easily tear her ACL and if that happens, would have to amputate her leg. They also quoted me a price for their heart-worm treatment and told me it could be done all at once. VHS told me it would take two months.

I e-mailed the executive director of VHS explaining everything that happened. I was not rude, I simply expressed my genuine concerns about bringing my dog back there for any kind of treatment considering everything. I asked them if they would be willing to work with me and perhaps give me a waiver or voucher to pay for at least some of the cost of the heart-worm treatment here in Louisville so I didn't have to drive her back and fourth two hours each way for two months.

She responded very rudely to me saying that they had already apologized for their mistake, they wouldn't justify giving any money for treatment elsewhere, they lose money every day with every adoption and that I didn't have to adopt Jazz and could have brought her back.

Please be aware of this in case you are thinking about going through them to adopt.