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Originally Posted by belindaY  I'm reading up on liver shunt the past couple of days and several times have come across this "yorkies are 36 times more likely to have liver shunt than all other breeds combined" but I can't find anywhere that says just how often that is. |
That statistic is from a University of Tennessee study:
"What breeds are commonly affected with shunts?
Small breed dogs tend to have shunts that form outside of the liver ("extrahepatic"). In the United States, Yorkshire terriers have almost a 36 times greater risk of developing shunts than all other breeds combined." The University of Tennessee - College of Veterinary Medicine - Portosystemic Shunts