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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  Having a puppy with a liver shunt is NOT indicitive of a bad breeder....WHAT THAT BREEDER DOES ABOUT THE ISSUE IS WHAT DETERMINES THE ETHICS, INTEGRITY, AND REPUTATION OF THAT BREEDER. Liver shunts can rear up in ANY line, from ANY breeder. It is imperative the breeder is contacted anytime a puppy has been diagnosed with a liver shunt. That is how you find out you have this issue showing up in your breeding program. Just because it shows up in ONE breeding pair, in ONE puppy, in ONE litter, does not mean every puppy this breeder produces, will be affected with liver shunts. If there was a contract signed that specifically states you will not get a refund, but a replacement puppy, that in itself is not a miscarriage of justice....but the breeder should at the very least, be understanding of the fears these buyers have and go the extra mile to assure them the replacement puppy is NOT affected with the same condition....pay for testing on the new puppy to assure them the new pup does not also have a shunt. |
I completely agree with you I have read up on LS since this has happened. Our issue is the enlarged kidney we dont know anything about and we are not sure if it will b passed pn. We already discussed if they are willing to give a replacement we will take it ONLY if theu pay for testing that could rule out this issue. Even if they can't we will have our vet tesr the puppy fully to make sure we actually have a healthy puppy.