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Originally Posted by Cookie2  I know that some people are saying that you should deffinately have the puppy tested now. I'm just giving my honest opinion here: Since this puppy is so tiny I would NOT test at this moment ,however I WOULD start ...just as a precaution ,Syringe feeding a LOW protien canned food such as Hills L/D, This puppy NEEDs to eat and many here have had to force feed/syringe feed a puppy until it begins to eat on it's own.
I do agree that a Bile Acid test shouldbe done when buying a yorkie BUT... not on such a tiny.There are several reasons why the puppy is having these symptoms. Of course some of these symptoms could be because of Liver Shunt,ENCEPHALITIS ,ear infection and so on.
Do you know if your breeder has done a Bile Acid test on the mom and dad of this puppy .If she's a responsible breeder I'm sure she has tested the dogs in her breeding program.If the breeder has,then I would ask for a copy...
Genie
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I agree with Genie. I would be petrified to bile acid test such a tiny little thing. I seriously would not know what to do if I were in your position.
With that said...if his lack of eating and drinking is severe enough that it could pose a possible risk to his life...then you may have no choice but to have him tested.
I wish you luck in whatever you decide to do.