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Originally Posted by tepowell  I recently lost an 11 week old puppy with multiple liver shunts. Is this hereditary, or what? The breeder is giving me another puppy with some of the same blood lines. What are the chances of having the same problem?
It is just a heartbreaking experience. Those of you who have pet insurance should check the fine print. Most policies do not cover genitic or hereditary illness such as liver shunt. |
I am sorry to hear of your little one. Sadly no one has the answers to your question but most reputable breeders will never breed the two dogs again and will try to find out which bloodline brought it in.
Dr Tobias who did a great deal of research on this has bred 2 liver shunt (was corrected with surgery) dogs and they did not produce LS puppies. It is thought it might jumps generations but the answers are just not there yet. The other leading expert is Dr. Centers and she is looking for the gene that produces this. They all feel they are close but they are not there just yet.