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Originally Posted by ultasol  I had a litter born last night. Have had two litters out of this bitch- one had a very promising female I held back for myself as she was SQ but a botched dock has kept her from showing.
The litter born last night, however, has a blue girl. She is definitely blue, not chocolate, with pink nose, pink paws, white toenails, and a very small white patch on her chest. I wonder what the odds are of my holdback being Dd versus having inherited the dominant D from both parents for a homozygous DD. I am not sure if this gene is linked to any others, in which case a normal punnet square would no longer apply.
The blue born female (litter of three girls, two normal, one blue) is doing good so far. She is eliminating both fecal matter and urine, and is nursing and putting on weight. Active. I am not considering euthanasia but will be taking a hard look at my bitch and the stud she was bred to- probably spaying my bitch. The holdback girl is, however, an issue. She could be DD.
Too bad I can't find any vet material on blue borns in yorkshire terriers. |
Please do not ever consider putting down if they are doing good !
Read the other post i just quoted... the blue yorkie lived to be 17 !!!!
So much to learn about these little ones !
Genetics are fascinating!
I hope you find some researcher that can provide you answer.. perhaps even genetic tests?
XOXO