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Originally Posted by BakersDozen  To me, the scenario kind of seems like this:
I am a 30 year old female, with no family history of heart disease, no risk factors, no signs, symptoms, etc. It's time for my yearly exam. Do I go in and have a complete heart work-up or do I just do bloodwork and other basic tests?
It's not irresponsible if I don't have the whole work-up, because the factors and information I have available to me don't indicate it's necessary. However, at the same time, it wouldn't be wrong for me to have it done either.
Just my 2 cents.....of course, everyone has the right to decide if it's important to them. I just don't think it's irresponsible not to do it. |
Um, of course you know we're talking about Yorkies here where liver shunt is a major problem, not a 30 year old female with no remarkable history.
I'm not even suggesting that it is irresponsible for breeders not to have BAT done. However, I want to be convinced why we should not have it done to every single Yorkie.