Having dealt with bladder stones and heart issues in my yorkies, in my opinions it is best to go to a veterinary teaching hospital for any serious case.
The closest one to you that I know of is Cornell University in New York, but there is also Angell Memorial in Boston which I've heard good things about. I suggest you make an appt. with them and let them help you work through this case.
Also if your yorkie has any bladder stones in the future if they are caught when small enough they can do a procedure called eurohydropulsion which expresses the stones out the urethra and no incisions are required.
If surgery is still required it can also be done laparoscopically, our dog has had a cystotomy (bladder stone surgery) 3 times and one of those was laporoscopically and he recovered much much quicker. |