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Need Advice From Breeders I took Ferdinand for a check-up the other day because he will be 1 year old in 2 weeks and I wanted to make certain that he doesn't have anything wrong before his 1-year guarantee runs out. The vet confirmed my fear that she thinks he has collapsing trachea and luxating patella (not extreme). :( His collapsing trachea doesn't really seem to affect him, but he has an episode of it about once a day. She said we need to keep an eye on the LP in case it worsens. So, my question to breeders is what should I do? Should I just let the breeder know that it's been diagnosed? Any cautions or suggestions? Thank you! |
lp is normally not covered under the contract. this can be caused by the baby jumping up and down. also, someone can clarify this, i don't think collapsed trachea is covered either. |
i don't have any suggestions, i hope someone can help you |
Collapsed trachea is not hereditary, is it? I'm almost entirely sure that it isn't but I'm not 100% sure. Also, it's unlikely that luxating patella will be covered either. It can be caused by just jumping and running a lot, so it might've just happened along the way rather than being genetically caused. I'd just let her know anyways, in a nice way. |
As luxating patella can be caused by other things, it can also be hereditary. Although it may not be covered in their health guarantee, I would still let the breeder know. |
Both Collapsed Trachea, and Luxating Patella's can be inherited, or acquired.. Usually if they are inherited it appears when they are young puppies, but if they show up later it usually is the result of something that happened. You can contact the breeder and see if there have been any other problems, but a lot of breeders will not tell you even if they have had them in their line. Baron Quote:
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I know that LP can definitely be inherited. I'll just let the breeder know. They found the LP when he was very young - she just confirmed it at his last vet appointment. I'll just call his breeder and let her know. |
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good luck to you and i hope it is not serious |
Luxating patella, and collapsing trachea. Quote:
To keep your luxating patella not get any worse, use ramps for getting on the bed and off, and another one on the couch, do not let your yorkie run up and down stairs, put up a baby gate, and carry your yorkie up and down the stairs to put less stress on the knees. This should prevent the knees from being futher injured. These are delicate little guys and precautions must be taken to keep them healthy as possible. Hope this has been helpful. By all means let the breeder know. I don't breed dogs with loose knees, they are all Vet checked before i use Male or Female for breeding, any problems, that dog is not bred, and the male is not used!!!!!!!!! Donna Jean |
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