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Old 07-20-2013, 06:44 PM   #236
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Originally Posted by amyazer View Post
15 weeks y?
How do you know your dog is healthy? You've only had him for a few weeks. Congenital defects usually don't show up for a few years. Where will your breeder be and how will she handle it when you tell her your dog has such and such condition bc it was passed down from the dam and sire?

Edit: I'll give you an example. My Uni was diagnosed with Lp grade 2 and 3 when she was 3.5 years old. Surgery going rate is about $2000-3000 per knee with a healing time of 8 weeks.
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