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Originally Posted by Geo39  We're about to become owners of a very healthy and robust 14 week old male Yorkie, part of a litter of four siblings, born to well-documented parents in a private home. The mother is our son's Yorkie and both she and her litter have received excellent care via his local veterinarian (---in Puerto Rico.) I have every reason to believe that this little guy, who will probably top out around 3 pounds, will continue to be healthy. He has an appointment with our local vet for a general check-up the day after we return home to Maine. That said, it's still somewhat frightening to read about the health problems that can befall Yorkies, and the extremely high cost of resolving serious issues. We are retired and living on a fixed income. We certainly have the resources to insure that our Yorkie receives the best of preventive care - but I'm not certain what we would do if faced with a catastropic event? I know that the issues brought up on Yorkie Talk are not statistically representative of the breed (i.e. - healthy Yorkies don't have "issues" ---) but what is the consensus of opinion about the general health and wellness of the average Yorkie - and especially the smaller ones? |
But.....many of the issues sadly are representative of the breed these days. Unless there has been genetic testing of the parents and the grandparents of this puppy, you really have no idea that he is coming from a great line health wise.
As for a healthy yorkie not having issues, not so. A healthy yorkie can jump off of a sofa and end up with a fractured leg or a torn ligament. You are looking at surgery with plates and screws. The other thing is that you must spend money to keep a yorkie healthy as mentioned in my previous post. Ignoring periodontal disease is deadly to their organs. I see a LOT of people take that short cut and not spend money on dentals and a LOT of yorkies sick and dying early because of it. It is a huge problem.