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mylittlegal · 11-10-2008, 01:41 PM

Hi everyone. I have a 2 year old yorkie who was diagnosed with a mast cell tumor and had it removed on friday. I dont know how long we will have her with us, its a day by day process waiting to see if they pop up again or not. I am already thinking about the terrible day we may not have her with us anymore. My three year old daughter loves loves loves this little dog. Its HER dog by all means!! I Know that we will want to get another dog in the future, and I love everything about our little yorkie! I love her beautiful face, beautiful personality, her size, her just being with us, but then I read a lot on here about these poor sick little doggies, and I was just seriously wondering if this is a breed that has a lot of health problems. I dont know.. this is my first one!
For those of you that have many years of experience with this type of dog, how do they usually live health wise????
Thanks so much!

11-10-2008, 01:41 PM	#1
mylittlegal Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendale Posts: 10	Are Yorkie's a "sickly" type of dog breed? Hi everyone. I have a 2 year old yorkie who was diagnosed with a mast cell tumor and had it removed on friday. I dont know how long we will have her with us, its a day by day process waiting to see if they pop up again or not. I am already thinking about the terrible day we may not have her with us anymore. My three year old daughter loves loves loves this little dog. Its HER dog by all means!! I Know that we will want to get another dog in the future, and I love everything about our little yorkie! I love her beautiful face, beautiful personality, her size, her just being with us, but then I read a lot on here about these poor sick little doggies, and I was just seriously wondering if this is a breed that has a lot of health problems. I dont know.. this is my first one! For those of you that have many years of experience with this type of dog, how do they usually live health wise???? Thanks so much!