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Originally Posted by SoCalyorkiLvr I know that there are a lot of ordinary general practice vets who do not know what they are doing with yorkies on a day to day basis much less a brood bitch. If I were a breeder, I would only use a vet who was a "specialist" in breeding or at the very least one who had a ton of experience with yorkies and yorkie breeders. There is too much risk with breeding yorkies not to use a reproductive specialist if one is close to you or, if there isn't close, then, MOVE closer to one, don't breed OR find a vet with lots of breeders as clients. I don't think cost should be a factor when making these decisions. JMHO. |
In a normal breeding program there is very little need for a reproduction specialist. Most theriogenologist will work hand and hand with a breeders vet when reproduction problems arise, mostly used for progesterone testing, artificial insemination and infertility testing. If ones normal vet is worthy he will have the credentials and capibilites evaluating soundness of a toy breed bitch/dog and manage the day to day care in a breeders program.
There are very few Reproductive Specialist most are located at veterinary colleges(only 27 in the United States) and very few clinics thoughout the US have them.
http://www.whelpwise.com/testing/vet...ian-links.html
Insinuating a breeder should not breed unless they exclusively use one is utterly ridiculous...furthermore stating
MOVE next door to one is laughable! There are two to be exact in the state or Oregon and one in the state of Washington and 64 throughout the United States!
I refer an incoming bitch owner to the specialist for STD's before I will allow an outside breeding and have used the clinic's lab (via my vet) here twice for progesterine level testing period!
I know Yorkierose stated previously she has never had the need to use one and most breeders will tell you the same thing, a "theriogenologist" services are rarely needed, think about, thus the reason for having very few!