I agree, it is a small price to pay, when I found out one of mine had a shunt, I also did everything for her. Course she was a little older, and never had the sypmptoms yours showed, but instead had stones and a bladder infections. Still, we never regret the money it cost for the surgeries, you just can't put a price on unconditional love.
I hope that the breeder does quit breeding the dogs, of course how many have already been sold from the dogs. It can carry into generations of the dogs. A lot of breeders are now doing the Bile Acid test before breeding, and also on puppies before they sell them. If anyone asks me about what to do when looking for a puppy, the one thing I recommend is that before they even get the pup to insist on a bile acid test, even if they have to pay for it. That test which runs from 30 to 120 is much cheaper than the surgery. Once you have a puppy, no one wants to let it go, you just love them too much. |