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mmyorkies · 09-09-2004, 11:11 AM

Decorations was sold to me as a show/breedable Biewer. Without warning, he quickly and unexpected succumbed to liver shunt, leaving me devastated.

The findings of his necropsy:

GROSS NECROPSY WAS FOUND TO BE NORMAL EXCEPT FOR A VERY LARGE (about 5mm) LEFT GASTRIC VEIN THAT EMPTIED DIRECTLY INTO THE CAUDAL VENA CAVA. PICTURES WERE TAKEN. THE MICROCHIP FOR IDENTIFICATION WAS REMOVED AND WILL BE KEPT WITH THE RECORD. LIVER SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED FOR POSSIBLE HISTOPATHOLOGY IF NEEDED. THE ABDOMEN WAS CLOSED.

I was so shocked to learn that this IS HEREDITARY. In addition to Decorations, I have his littermate and also three other Biewers that were imported. I'm not only having his sister tested, but the other three Biewers I had imported from Germany.

It was my dream to establish this rare breed here in the USA, with a very limited breeding/showing program. It is a devastating loss to my very small breeding program, not to mention my financial losses, now knowing I should not breed his sister either. His sister just won a BEST IN SHOW the first weekend in November of 2003. I have invested thousands of dollars in the five Biewers, paying for flights to Germany, shipping the Biewers here, and showing them.

I MAKE THIS PLEA TO ALL BIEWER BREEDERS: PLEASE - UNITE and work towards a common goal by coming forward and sending Dr. Tobias all the information to try and eradicate this from the Biewer as a breed. By doing so it can be either stopped or kept under control before it infests the breed and condemns so much of our future generations as it has in other breeds. Most importantly, serum bile acid test your pups as early as 10 weeks old as Dr. Tobias suggests, it's our only defense. Questionable or suspect dogs should NOT be used, nor their parents or siblings, for breeding as they may very well be carriers of the genetic combination, if not the disease.

Donna
Decorations Broken Hearted Mom

this is from this page
http://www.tsfannymaelivershunt.com/...ridgepage3.htm

Remember that NO Breed is without health problems of some sort, they are living creatures, just as we humans are, and every living thing has some health issues.

09-09-2004, 11:11 AM	#16
mmyorkies No Longer a Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 357	Decorations was sold to me as a show/breedable Biewer. Without warning, he quickly and unexpected succumbed to liver shunt, leaving me devastated. The findings of his necropsy: GROSS NECROPSY WAS FOUND TO BE NORMAL EXCEPT FOR A VERY LARGE (about 5mm) LEFT GASTRIC VEIN THAT EMPTIED DIRECTLY INTO THE CAUDAL VENA CAVA. PICTURES WERE TAKEN. THE MICROCHIP FOR IDENTIFICATION WAS REMOVED AND WILL BE KEPT WITH THE RECORD. LIVER SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED FOR POSSIBLE HISTOPATHOLOGY IF NEEDED. THE ABDOMEN WAS CLOSED. I was so shocked to learn that this IS HEREDITARY. In addition to Decorations, I have his littermate and also three other Biewers that were imported. I'm not only having his sister tested, but the other three Biewers I had imported from Germany. It was my dream to establish this rare breed here in the USA, with a very limited breeding/showing program. It is a devastating loss to my very small breeding program, not to mention my financial losses, now knowing I should not breed his sister either. His sister just won a BEST IN SHOW the first weekend in November of 2003. I have invested thousands of dollars in the five Biewers, paying for flights to Germany, shipping the Biewers here, and showing them. I MAKE THIS PLEA TO ALL BIEWER BREEDERS: PLEASE - UNITE and work towards a common goal by coming forward and sending Dr. Tobias all the information to try and eradicate this from the Biewer as a breed. By doing so it can be either stopped or kept under control before it infests the breed and condemns so much of our future generations as it has in other breeds. Most importantly, serum bile acid test your pups as early as 10 weeks old as Dr. Tobias suggests, it's our only defense. Questionable or suspect dogs should NOT be used, nor their parents or siblings, for breeding as they may very well be carriers of the genetic combination, if not the disease. Donna Decorations Broken Hearted Mom this is from this page http://www.tsfannymaelivershunt.com/...ridgepage3.htm Remember that NO Breed is without health problems of some sort, they are living creatures, just as we humans are, and every living thing has some health issues.