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Old 03-05-2009, 04:37 PM   #4
MyFairLacy
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Look up Hepatic Microvascular Dysplasia and you'll probably get more information to come up. It is a very common genetic disease in the Yorkshire Terrier. It's very important to always bile acid test before breeding to minimize risk of passing on liver shunts and MVD.
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