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Originally Posted by Lolasmom1211  No, we are going to do that when she is a little bigger. The vet says, and I have watched carefully for, she has no obvious symptoms or signs of a Liver Shunt. She is just fragile and tiny. She is very picky but does keep everything down and she is gaining weight. Her initial ammonia level tests were within normal ranges. |
As soon as she is five months old, she is old enough for a BAT. Since Yorkies are 36 times more likey to have a shunt than all other breeds combined, Dr. Center recommends that all Yorkie puppies have a bile acids test. Since she is tiny, a picky eater and poorly bred, she definitely should have a BAT. It's such an easy and inexpensive test (usually around $50-75). No fasting is required anymore, either.