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Originally Posted by Ladyhawk  I would love to know if there is more involved than just genetics as well. Since other breeds are not being tested if not symptomatic I wonder if yorkies are truly 36 times more likely to get LS than other breeds. It really seems overwhelming and rather frightening for our precious breed. With the feed recalls out of China it makes you wonder if nutrician could even be a contributing factor in this as it is in pancreatitis. |
Dr. Center recommends that all puppies from highly affected breeds be tested before going to their new homes, not just Yorkies. This is a direct quote form Dr. Center's handout, page 22:
Highly affected breeds include: Yorkshire Terrier, Cairn Terrier, Maltese, Tibetan Spaniels as well as many other "terrier" type breeds (Miniature Schnauzer, Lhasa Apso, Shih Tzu, Dachshund, Bichon Frise, Pekingese, Toy and Miniature Poodles, and Havanese and others).
It was Dr. Tobias' study, Angel Fund, that found through testing that Yorkies are thirty-six times more likely to have a liver shunt than all other breeds combined.
http://www.vet.utk.edu/clinical/sacs/shunt/faq.shtml