About a year ago we had an approximately 5 year old foster yorkie we had received in a group of 7-8 puppy mill dogs. The mill had been shut down and the group we received the dogs from had all the health exams and lab work. This little one lived with us for about 6 months before being adopted. The family contacted us a few months after to let us know she had died of a liver shunt. All the appropriate labs had been done. She had good vet care and no apparent issues other than the typical puppy mill behavior which were improving. What is sad is that we'll never know how many yorkies are out there with the potential to pass this disease on. Pet shops don't require spay/neuter contacts. This breeder definitely should have been made aware. How or why she responded the way she did is confusing. By the way , we now repeat the lab work through our own vet even though we've worked with this group for years and they had always been reliable. |