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Originally Posted by glory  that is great advice and if the lines are not related or have known carriers in them then you might be able to save your breeding program......as president of the TSFMLS fund and very knowledgeable about livershunt.......I lived that nightmare.......we have a pedigree advisor and very privately done between her and you and she might be able to guide you with some advice if you are interested........All breeders should be bile acid testing their puppies before you sell them.........why let this nightmare become a puppy owners pain......gosh some breeders are even saying to owners that they caused this livershunt.......now if that isn't the biggest crock of bull I ever heard.......livershunt is not cause .....it is inherited....... and we need to find the DNA marker to end this and start saving our breed and the innocent pups/adults that die from it.......... |
So right! Just because you have livershunt, doesn't make you a bad breeder. there are so many good breeders out there who spay and neuter to do their best to protect a health problem that happened. Then there are breeders that because their dogs are winning in the show ring, they continue to breed dogs and blame the owner. I have a friend who has a dog with LS--a rare form but 4 vets and expert at cornell deterimined it IS genetic--breeder doesn't want to admit it and continues to breed and not tell prospective buyers. Then more people have popped up with dogs with high bile acids from same breeder who is praised on these boards and others and breeding some winning dogs.
I would also like to ask--because I am not a breeder--how can breeders prevent health problems? I've met some breeders who will continue to breed dogs who have had stone forming issues, dogs who had eclampsia, dogs who have poor growth, and other problems etc. I have friends who are not yorkie breeders but they say that you ahve to watch the female during pregnancy that she eats enough...etc because that can also lead to future health problems for the litter. Geesh!!! You breeders have so much to think about, I don't know how you do it!! So what is okay to breed and what is not??? I had another breeder tell me that breeding stone problems is not a good idea because it can indicate possible LS problems in the future?????