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Originally Posted by JeanieK  With this being the case, I would not think that the breeder whom you bought him from can be held totally responsible since your girls evidently carry the gene also. The breeders of the females are equally responsible.
Perhaps you can get her to refund half of the money since he is not breedable.
It really sucks, but I would spay/neuter all parents involved and start over. You don't want to pass this gene on to others. |
I might be wrong but in my understanding Polygenetic doesn't mean both "parents" have the gene, but many genes are involved in the inheritance, vs a vs CHD. And there is some talk of Polygenetic recessive and dominant genes, if this bears out a Polygenetic dominant might mean only one side, either female or male are responsible.
This is why I suggested to the OP to get opinions from specialist who are "hopefully" up on the latest research.
This breeder had previous healthy litters (from both females I think). But surely to learn more about this condition, to investigate the latest findings, are all for the good. The "easiest" answer is to neuter/spay all, but is it the most correct answer? Maybe, but I would want to find out all I could before I take that step.
I personally had not heard of this conditon in Yorkies, yet my research on several sites list Yorkies as being at risk along with Maltese and a few other breeds.