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04-25-2007, 03:24 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA
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| I need a Veterinarian Recommendation – Sacramento Region I am a new, or should I say will be, a new yorkie owner within the next 3 weeks, and I am in desperate need of a veterinarian recommendation for the new member of my family. While he is healthy I just want to make sure I have all of my ducks in a row before he arrives, and my cousin told me this would be the best place to find good reliable information. I live in Sacramento and often spend time in Redding so recommendations for both areas would be greatly appreciated. |
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05-08-2007, 03:36 PM | #2 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2007 Location: N. California
Posts: 45
| I take my kids to bradshaw veterinary, they are open 24/7 and always have doctors available, I think they employ like 50 vets! They are in Elk grove. Also, Davis has one of the best vet programs in the country, so any veterinarian around there would be good. Who are you getting your yorkie from? |
05-08-2007, 03:50 PM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2007 Location: N. California
Posts: 45
| and just a warning, you shoud never purchase a yorkie before the age of 12 weeks. Yorkies and some other small breeds are not the same as a labrador, for example. There are alot of people who get into the business of breeding yorkies, or any breed, souly for the purpose of making money. Breeding requires so much more then just getting two dogs together. My first yorkie was sold to me at 8 weeks old and died shortly after by coughing on a treat. a 12 week old pup is much more confident in itself because it has had more time to learn 'how to be a dog' you can say. ask any good breeder, 6 or 8 weeks is just to soon. my second yorkie I got when he was 6 months old and he was diagnosed with legg calve perthes disease a couple months later. which required a very expensive surgery. It is worth the investment to purchase from a breeder who knows the lines they are breeding, this helps in knowing hereditary defects and diseases, if your pups ends up with one, which is actually pretty common with all the bad breeders out there, then you could end up thousands of dollars in debt. the good thing is calfornia has puppy lemon laws and will flight for you in court for your money back for the price of the pup to go toward vet bills. but alot of heartache can be avoided if you just do your research and buy from a reputable breeder. |
05-08-2007, 03:54 PM | #4 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 2
| Thanks Thanks for the info. I am actually not purchasing my new child. He has been bread by my cousin and aunt for me. Its been planned for about 2 years, and I will be flying to Washington to pick him up in a few weeks. Thanks for the suggestions on vets. |
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