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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  
Are we talking about an applehead Chihuahua? Open fonts ARE common and are considered "normal" in applehead Chihuahuas....I used to breed them years ago, for a very short time, and they all had open fonts. They were not huge soft spots....maybe around the size of a dime....but when I was being mentored, all the breeders passed on the knowledge that open fonts were considered common in Chis and as long as they were not huge, there would be no problem! Every Chi that we had when I was growing up, had a soft spot, and we never had any pups suffer from hydrocephalus. There again, we are talking about the size of a dime, not a quarter, which sounds like the inch long soft spot you are talking about! So while it is NOT considered "normal" or "common" or "acceptable" in Yorkies, it is in Chihuahuas....at least that is the information in breeding circles back in the early 70's. |
I had read that, too. Though why anyone would want to breed a dog with a higher risk of suffering from traumatic brain injuries after an accident is beyond me.
What is concerning is that this one seems to be growing at a rate disproportionate to the rest of the pup's growth (from half a pea-sized to an inch per the OP). That's suggestive of increased fluid buildup.