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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy  it's in no way cruel. I watched Lacy have her blood drawn from her jugular just a few months ago. Tech held her head up, vet drew the blood in just a couple seconds...very quick and painless. The puppies will be fine... I've had my blood drawn multiple times. The stick doesn't feel great but the pain is minimal and quick. What's cruel is producing a LS puppy because parents weren't screened..or sending home a LS puppy to a home when it could have been tested prior |
Oh I agree breeding adults should be screened, and mine are. An older Yorkie tends to take it better than a puppy.
The fasting 12 or more hours was terrible too. I would apt to do more testing without the fasting.