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Originally Posted by mizzwanned  That is SO scary! That is why it's good to buy from reputable breeders that know what they're doing and breed healthy dogs, test them and everything. How do you go about testing your babies to check if they carry the livershunt gene or any other diseases? I want to be on the safe side with my two. |
As of right now, there is no way to know if your dog is a carrier of the livershunt gene, but researchers are working on this...But you can test to see if your dog actually has liver shunt/mvd with a bile acid test.