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Originally Posted by gemy  Yorkshire Terrier Health risks of Yorkshire Terriers
Here is one of the most important reasons that you should buy only from reputable breeders.
You say you have researched alot, then you know how important health checks are.
And you also should understand how costly some of these conditions are. Yorkshire Terriers do have these conditions, and beyond price is the heartache to you and your little one. The unspeakable pain in your heart when your little puppy is walking drunkenly, or crying out in pain from bad knees or inflammation of the pancreas.
Reputable breeders do everything in the power to try to avoid puppies with any of these conditions. And should the unthinkable happen, they will stand beside you and behind every step of the painfull way to bring your pup back to health if at all possible. They will know and care to refer you to specialists, testing protocols that should be done, rehab and other experts that you might need on that journey. |
instead of saying this, "well none of our dogs have every had LP before so if you decide she needs surgery then we'll have to have our vet look at her before we do anything about it" ~Linda Greer Greenwood Kennels
Sadie was diagnosed with Grade 3 LP at age 10 months. Thank God it has slipped back in and she's ok and not in pain. we did months of treatments with a VOM specialist for about 60-70 each treatment and that's with a discount for employees. someday it will inevitably slip back out and we will be up for a 1400 LP surgery with NO apparent help from our "cheap" breeders.
they TRIED SO HARD to teach me this and tell me this would happen. did I listen NOPE, bought a 400 pup from a BYB and learned the hard way. we're just trying to save you from the same situation.