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12-28-2011, 06:34 AM | #1 |
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| healthy ? I have noticed that yorkshire terriers seem to have a lot of health issues. Are yorkies prone to more health issues than other pure breeds? I plan to get my puppy from a reputable breeder and I have no desire for an unusally small puppy. I realize that yorkies are already small and I have learned that there are no "teacups". I am just concerned because my bichon is considered a healthy breed with normal ailments. Bichons also suffer from allergies, slip knee caps (lp) etc.. These things I expect but I am afraid of a breed that is known for a lot of health issues. |
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12-28-2011, 06:47 AM | #2 |
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| I don't think any more that many other breeds.
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12-28-2011, 06:50 AM | #3 |
YT 1000 Club Member | I agree with KJC's comment. I've had Romeo for 2 1/2 years (since he was 12 weeks old) and other than his annual visits we've had two situations where he threw up due to over eating. Other than that and "knock on wood" Romeo has been very healthy.
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12-28-2011, 07:20 AM | #4 |
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| The only reason that you're seeing more health issues is because I believe Yorkie's are the world 2nd most popular dog. With them being so popular, it's only tpyical (sad but typical nontheless) that they are overbread and therefore have a tendency to have health issues. Becasue alot of people don't know to go through a breeder that has strived to protect their lines, they end up getting a dog that has not had it's line protected, they come on here with horror stories, and questions like yours occur. The same thing was done to cocker spaniels back in the 80's/90's and the breed is finally coming around.
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12-28-2011, 09:50 AM | #5 |
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| You also have to remember that most people googling problems with their Yorkies will end up here at YorkieTalk and post their problem, etc. It's more common than people with healthy dogs joining YT, imo. So there's going to be a lot of threads about health problems vs. healthy problems. I doubt someone will post a thread just to say: "My Yorkie is healthy! What do I do?" LOL... it's more like, 'My Yorkie has been puking all night... what do I do?!" Catch my drift? But yeah, Jackson has been very healthy. He's 3 and had one issue of over-eating too much people food so did spend a night in hospital, but that can happen with any breed. He also had a slight over-bite so had to have dental surgery this year but that's super rare and he was not from a reputable breeder, but again, I've seen overbites/underbites in all sorts of breeds. Other than that, he's been a very healthy dude.
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12-28-2011, 09:51 AM | #6 | |
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12-28-2011, 12:00 PM | #7 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | I think that you do need to be careful, who you purchase your YOrkie from. That you inquire and check up on the breeder to see that they actually do test their breeding stock and follow the health of their litters. They should know as best they can, what problems have occurred in the lines they are breeding. I would say that the top five health issues Yorkies are prone to are: Liver Shunt, Luxating Patella, Digestive system sensitivities, bladder stones, and Eye disease. It is not too easy to get a true population incidence in these areas, as breeders do not test all their litters and post the results on the available databases. In fact Digestive and bladder stones, do not have an individual database. By the way LP is almost epidemic in toy breed dogs, not just Yorkies. Usually a mild LP is not too concerning, and will not effect quality of life but serious grades of LP are relatively frequent. There are many good reading articles in the library, that will help you become a very informed buyer.
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12-28-2011, 01:07 PM | #8 |
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| Yes I think they are a sickly breed.
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