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Originally Posted by yorkieloverz  I purchased a AKC yorkie In Baltimore, Maryland from Vicki Hill. People always claim that AKC yorkies are better. Not! My yorkie developed a roach back in 11 months. A roach back is a vertebral malformation with kyphosis and secondary spinal cord compression. Her vertebral malformation is in the midthoracic portion of the vertebral column. Unfortunately, she had a vertebral malformation at birth, but the clinical signs of spinal cord compression didn't occur until a year later. The kyphosis that causes the spinal cord compression developed at the site of the malformation as she aged, and this accounts for the age of onset of the progressive spastic paraparesis and ataxia of the pelvic limbs.
AKC breeders need to start getting the proper test done to make sure that their dog's are suitable for breeding. Roach back is caused by genetic inheritance
possibly exposure of pregnant bitches to compounds causing birth defects during fetal development, toxins, nutritional deficiencies, and stress. |
Like I posted to you where you posted in the other thread. Just being AKC does not make a breeder reputable. In fact puppy mills will register dogs with the AKC. The AKC is the only reputable registry in the US but there is a lot more research that has to go into and you are much better starting with the breed clubs which have stricter laws.