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Old 02-04-2008, 05:38 AM   #33
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Originally Posted by a2luckygirl View Post
Wow- 36 times more likely to have a liver shunt than all other breeds- that is shocking way to high! I have looked at pups for about 8months- and I did notice the large amounts of problems- but never dreamed that it was this much higher for Yorkies! that is so sad- this is a sweet little breed- and this % should not be a fact! It really makes me sad!
Here's a link to Dr. Tobias' study:

http://www.vet.utk.edu/clinical/sacs/shunt/faq.shtml

Here's a letter from the YTCA about Dr. Center's AKC grant proposal:

http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache...lnk&cd=1&gl=us
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