Belinda,
I have a yorkie that I bought from a show breeder in Connecticut. He has multiple external shunts and is on diet and meds and doing great (except for bladder problems since bladder surgery). I have met others with MVD and/or external shunts and they are doing well on diet. Don't get me wrong, I was horrified with the first diagnosis and was very angry to have paid $1600 to a breeder for a dog that 1 1/2 years later had a genetic condition, but now I have calmed down and can see that as long as I feed him properly, we will be fine. |