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Yes, all my pups are given full blood panel and Bile Acid (best time is at 9 - 12 weeks old), so I can tell prospective buyers or new owners they had this done and I give them a copy of the results. This way you know up front how it checks out. I also do this on my breeding dogs, to check and make sure they are not carries. Just because they are healthy when older does not mean they can't be carriers and pass it on to pups. I would just rather be safe than sorry. These tests are not guarnatee - full proof, but it is the only thing we have now that is not too invasive. For breeding also get burcellosis and I think there is one more STD to check. I just tell me vet to do it all! He knows me and knows how thorough I like to be. Yes, it cost more - but I trust my vet and he will not preform unneeded tests on my dogs. He does not like to do more than what is necessary for the dogs sake. He is very compasionate and does want to put them more than needed.

Your vet will check ears on a new pup too as well as the teeth too. Yorkies usually retain their baby canines and may need them removed at around 6 months. This is a great time if you want an x-ray to check petellas and get a reading (score).
T.