 Rat Hunters?
I've read that Yorkies were bred to hunt and kill rats during the times of high rat infestations in England.
If this is true, I am wondering if these dogs are less susceptible to disease carried by rats.
I just read on another one of my forums that a member had to put his dog down after he got very sick and had high level of toxins in his kidneys. After a few days the dog pooped out the skin/shell of a rat and that is what caused his death. After 30 days of treatment and flushes he had to put him down because he just got worse and worse.
I am in Michigan and my neighborhood does not have a rat infestation but we do have a deck in the back and who knows what's under there.
I am wondering if there was a rat and Cesar caught and killed it (which he would) would he be susceptible as any other dog, or do Yorkies have a higher tolerance? |