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Originally Posted by bdiresto  Cricket is the daughter of two yorkies that I own. The two of them are healthy and they had 1 litter before Cricket was born and both of those dogs are healthy(they are owned by my daughter). Cricket was 1 of two pippies born to this litter before I had my female spayed and her brother was healthy also. This was quite unexpected. |
Many good breeders have said that once a dog produces this, they will spay and neuter both breeding dogs, even though they have no symptoms of the disease, they can pass on the gene. While not every dog they breed will produce a liver shunt puppy, it can happen and you are the one that could be sued. Don’t forget, the dogs that don't display the symptoms could be carrying the gene, so I would not suggest breeding any of the offspring. As you have learned it’s an extremely expensive disease to treat, and many rescues are overrun because people can’t afford to care for the dogs. That’s why it’s so important to know the line many generations back, not just one or two.