I purchased her from the breeder in Florida. She was the only pup in the litter and mom was "fixed" right after as the breeder does not breed her dogs more than once or twice. The mother of my pup was only bred once. The father has championship lineage.
It took so long to get a diagnosis that I have yet to inform the breeder. I have had her since she was 13 -14 weeks old. That is how long she stayed with her mother at her very nice home. I personally flew down to Florida to the breeder's home to get her. Please note that I had to answer many questions before I could purchase her. But I know the woman and her husband through a mutual contact. I stayed in Florida for an entire week so that puppy, seller and I were all comfortable. The contract, among other things, said that if we did not want her for any reason at any time we would give her back. She is the love of our life along with our other yorkie who is not from Florida, so she is staying with me!
I know the breeder will be devastated when I contact her which I have yet to do.
On the bright side, our little one is not showing aany outward clinical signs of having a shunt. I hope to have a consult with a surgeon in a couple of weeks to review options if any other than surgery as I know that there are sometimes bad complications with the surgery. She has been seen and will continue treatment at Tufts.
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