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Originally Posted by lil miss molly  Thank you for your input.I am all too familiar with liver shunt I had bought a little boy from a breeder in indiana he was adorable i fell in love with him immediatly.I should have know something was wrong because he was so cheap but I was new and didnt know better iguess.Any way we brought him home and 3 weeks later he started acting very strange I took him to the vet and had the test done and he was diagnosed with liver shunt.About a week and a half later he passed away.Do you screen your babies for that stuff before you let them go home?Do you give money back or another puppy and how long do you give them to come back on you?I have seen your web site very precious little furbabies.Do you have trouble finding your babies homes? Again thanks for the info.alot of people dont want to share advice. |
To answer your question, Dr. Sharon Center, one of the leading experts on liver shunts, recommends that all Yorkie puppies have a bile acid test before going to their new home.
Did you know that Yorkies are thirty-six times more likely to have a liver shunt that all other breeds combined?
A bile acids test is inexpensive ($40-80 depending on your area) and easy to do. I personally would not consider buying a Yorkie puppy unless he had a BAT.