Silkygirl

I do agree with you on that, but what happens to all the lines in my dogs pedigree if I tell all the breeders of my problem do you think that they will stop breeding? I doubt it. As I said one of the lines involves one of the best breeders in Australia.

" Finding another line is going to be hard as my dog "grandfather's" line is one of the best winning show blood lines today. If I bought another dog I would have liked it to have come from that line, but now not knowing where the duct problem was inherited from, I am not so sure now. What I want to know is how do you track down which line has the problem when so many blood lines are involved in the breeding of a dog. Also how many generations does the problem continue for or is expressed in. If I bought another other dog how do I know that they wont have some other problem or the same one, as I have read that 20 to 25% of small dogs can be born with this condition. Silkies can also have other inherited problems as well, which I feel are worse than what my dog has. Her problem is only cosmetic as far as I am concerned which prevented me showing her. She did not have any discomfort from the extra tearing on one side of her face and certainly did not get any infections as a result of the issue. I just did not like the look of a stained face, which I read, could have been washed daily, if necessary, to improve the situation. I have seen many white coated dogs like maltese and some poodles which have a fair bit of tear staining, maybe they have the same problem, does that mean that those people should not breed from them?

Yes the surgery cost $1650.00

I obtained a list from my local vet - Clare Valley Vets - Clare and Jamestown South Australia

I have now contacted the breeder of the mother of my dog and she said that she had not come across this problem with her dogs and that she had bred a lot. She also stated that possibly not all people get back to the breeder re issues with their purchased dog either.

I have emailed the breeder of my dog and she did not know of any problems with any of her dogs, her dog was the father of mine. She did not say anything about the litter mates. The mother of my dog was an import from another state but of good breeding. I am still trying to contact that breeder to find out if she has had any problems in the past.

My 9 month old dog was born without a tear duct opening which an eye specialist vet told me was congenital. Has anyone had this problem before?

I have only about a week to go before I pick up my puppy, a little girl. It's an Australian silky terrier. It's been awhile since I had a puppy (15 years) so I am a bit nervous about it all.