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Originally Posted by Ellie May  I think most Yorkie bloodlines are affected, so there is no way to be completely sure that you aren't breeding a carrier of LS but you have a better chance if the parent doesn't have it.
Yes, you do have to study bloodlines and that is very important but what if a breeding dog had asymptomatic MVD and passed this on to their puppies because the breeder didn't bile acid test? It could have been prevented but wasn't which isn't fair to the new owners. |
I agree with you on the testing but it is has turned out to be very complicated. You could breed two liver shunt parents and get normal puppies. You could breed normal parents, with normal bile acids and get liver shunt puppies.
I would not buy a puppy that didn't have normal bile acids and with the internet, I hope more and more puppy buyers are becoming educated enough to protect themselves from this heartbreak and not be swayed by breeders who "never ever had a liver shunt" because that means nothing.