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Originally Posted by Tx2Stepn  I enjoyed reading this post and I'm glad to know that there is someone else that their vet follows this protocol. We have at least 2 breeders in my area that are producing pups with liver shunt on a regular basis and they will not stop the repeat breedings. The vets are starting to carefully guide people away from them and we have some club members trying other avenues to put a stop to them. Some of these pups had negative BA test when younger. My vet explained to me what was going on as you explained above. Since I have Yorkies, ppl will talk to me about their experiences with these 2 breeders and it breaks my heart. I have been blessed to have healthy dogs and I thank God every day for them. The best thing that a breeder can do is stand behind their breeding, but there are so many that don't care what they are producing, or about the effects that it has on ppl, as long as they can sell a pup. |
Yes anything can happen to any breeder but what divides the fancier from the dog seller is what they do about the problem. That is so sad that dogs producing liver shunt are used for repeat breedings.