I must say in all my years of experience in dogs and Yorkies I have never heard of this condition before. A good repro Vet may also be able to tell you if this is congenital or genetic. My thoughts congenital not genetic.
However, given the condition if I were the breeder you would get your purchase price back and I would be researching the condition and find a good referral if one exists.
As to knowing this was happening before he was sold. Well, unfortunately after a pup is born ( or any life for that matter including human children) things may not show any sign of a problem until enough time goes by as the baby matures and grows. Something like this may have gotten past even the most experienced breeder.
I have been in yorkies about 20 years now, dogs more than that. I have breeder friends in Yorkies longer than 30 years now and I intend to ask them if they have heard of this condition.
One thing I was told by my mentor years ago and she is right, no matter how long you are in this something new will crop up you have never seen before. Sometimes it could be genetic, sometimes it is congenital. It could be so rare practically no one has heard of it.
Many years in a breed and experience, memberships in your breed club is the best teacher but always be prepared for a learning experience with each new mating each new litter and be ready to take responsibility to do the right thing if you are the breeder.
In some cases you would not ever breed the two parents to each other. In some cases you could breed the parents to other mates. It would depend on the condition, pedigrees etc. This is one of the reasons if you are breeding be sure you have and know your pedigrees that you can reference, check back with those kennels and find out if the breeders have had any conditions turn up. |