Any specific or well known health problems in Yorkshire terriers?

My last Yorkie lived to be 16 and the current one is 12 and no health problems at all.
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Yorkies are beautiful, your best bet is to ask the dog's vet if it has any potential health issues. I hope it works out for you both.
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They can suffer from heart and breathing problems, but it is difficult to say for a specific dog. If you are really concerned, get her to arrange for you both to visit her vet and get the vet to do a thorough examination of the dog. You can, of course, take out pet insurance as well so that you won't get massive bills in case things do crop up with her health.

If, however, you're not totally settled on the idea of homing this dog, no matter how much pressure your friend is putting on you to take her, you must say no. You will obviously have to put time and effort into caring for this dog not to mention the cost, be really sure you are prepared for this.

For your friend, it's the easy way out - I assume she's not actually asking you to pay her for the dog? If she is, then she's not a friend …. you are the one bieng asked to do the big favour for her and you don't pay to do favours! I hope I'm wrong on this count.
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Here is a link for possible issues:http://www.yorkieviews.com/healthfacts.htm

Do not freak out at this list.All dog breeds have a list of possible health issues.It does a dog will ever have any of these issues.When you get a dog I feel you can't get it with the thought of what may go wrong.You get it with the idea of all the companionship it will give you.
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20+ yr dog breeder

Patricia's list is a pretty good one, although about half of the things listed on that site are NOT breed specific and can affect any dog purebred or mixed. Coccidiosis and giardiasis are parasitic infections that can be easily treated (although sometimes it can take a while to totally clear an infection). Leptospirosis and pavrovirus are infectious diseases that both have very effective vaccines which most dogs are inoculated with. Hypoglycemia is fairly common in all small breed dogs and is usually easily avoided by feeding several meals a day. Reverse sneezing is also very common among many small breed dogs (purebred and mixed) and while it can be scary for those who have never seen it before (it looks kind of like the dog is choking) it is not dangerous for the dog.

For yorkies, the most common health problems are probably collapsing trachea (which isn't as bad as it sounds, many dogs with this condition can live fairly normal lives with only a few precautions like walking on a harness instead of a collar) and luxating patella. Liver shunts are pretty common in this breed, but animals with liver shunts are usually small compared to other individuals of the same breed, have stunted or extremely slow growth, and are often sickly from a very young age.

Don't be put off by the sensationalism of recent media reports. Yes, purebred dogs do have some diseases to which they are predisposed. However, the majority of individuals of most breeds are generally healthy. A randomly bred mutt is healthier than a poorly bred purebred, but this does not mean that all mutts are healthier than all purebreds. One of the unhealthiest dogs I have had the misfortune of knowing was a randomly bred mutt adopted from the local shelter. She had several auto-immune diseases and was crippled by pain and torn cruciate ligaments which could not be repaired because she could never survive a surgery. She died at the age of 6 when her pain became so bad that she would no longer eat and was constantly vomiting.
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Hello, all dog breeds are prone to certain health conditions. With yorkies, they are generally healthy, though we can never tell when and what health problems will occur in the future. It's really important to be aware of them. For health info about yorkies, check out this site:

http://tinyurl.com/5a8qjn
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dogtime.com

hi,

Yorkies are generally healthy, but like all breeds, they're prone to certain health conditions.
here's more info:
http://dogtime.com/dog-breeds/yorkshire-terrier/health

hope this helps.
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