[cj125]

Originally Posted by roxies_mom

I have a question and it's not disputing anyone here because on the breeding subject I know nill. I only have Roxie for a pet and never intend on ever getting into breeding of any kind. My question is this, lets say you have a litter of pups and it's a well known breeder and the parents have been checked and are of superior quality...is it possible that at least one of the pups could come out with some kind of health problem such as liver shunt or lp etc? I'm just curious if all the precautions have been taken to breed with the highest of quality in mind that something could still go wrong? Like I said I have no idea and just wondering if it's possible.

I guess I'll try to answer this even though "I am no expert".

I think with LP - any toy breed can get it due to jumping etc. I think there's several things to consider when questioning how the dog got it. I think a couple things that come into play are: how early you see signs, grade level, any known accidents, repeated activity where they jump or jar their joints.

Liver shunt - from what I understand in congenital.

Anything is possible and there are no absolute guarantees but a good breeder will stand by their pups - infact, they'd WANT to know if any pups have either of these.

So, yes, it's possble.