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Old 10-26-2010, 01:21 PM   #9
Ladymom
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Make sure Penny has a bile acid test (BAT) before you reschedule her spay. Yorkies can have normal liver values (ALT) and still have an abnormal BAT.

All Yorkies should routinely have a BAT when they reach six months old as the breed is so prone to liver shunts. According to a study done by the U of Tenn, Yorkies are 36 times more likely to be born with a liver shunt than all other breeds combined.

There is lots of information about BAT on the YTCA website.

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