I have some questions.
Everytime, Niki has been sick the last couple months, the answer from the breeder (she has Niki's dad) is that all her littermates are healthy, so Niki will be fine.
I asked her (I know a little late) to tell me if there was any problems with Niki's parents or bloodline in general when Niki thought to have kidney or lung issues and now that she has this issue with pain and they think it looks like spinal cord compression or even what people told me Pano although they think the pain she experiences seems more serious than that.
I was only asking to at least know what to check first if I need to check anything at all.
The answer is always the same; Niki's littermates are all healthy. No answer about parents, bloodlines, etc. Once when Niki was sick, she told me to check Niki for addisson's disease -- a non - life threatening disorder she said. Well, first, from what I know (correct me if I am wrong), addisson's disease can be life threatening and need a lot and expensive care throughout the lifetime of the dog and check ups in order to keep it non-life threatening.
Now, how far a condition can be passed in the bloodlines? For example, Niki's cousin from her mom's side (first or second cousin) has mild hip dysplasia. from how far in the bloodline could he have gotten this condition? Could Niki get a condition like that from that bloodline since her cousin has it. I do not understand a lot about how that works, so I might confuse you. Your thoughts and responses might help clear up my questions.
Also, could all other littermates be healthy, but only one to have gotten a hereditary condition coming from the bloodlines? Is her argument, that since all Niki's littermates are healthy, I need not to worry about bloodlines, genetics, and such, sound?
Could all her cousin's littermates be completely healthy and only that one puppy got mild hip dysplacia?
I think conditions that run in the bloodlines can affect only one puppy while the others may happen to be completely healthy, but again I know nothing about those things and I am only trying to make an educated guess -- even though it might sound not well thought out.
The breeder is a doctor, so I assume she knows better, but again she evades the question about conditions in the bloodline of her dog or the bitch.
Let me know what you think.
Here is what I received as part of her (she has Niki's dad) response along with assurance that Niki is fine since all her littermates are fine.
"She (Niki) is a very special girl; I still cannot believe that the breeder (who has Niki's mom) has agreed to sell her to you 
"
I think that was rude sarcasm. grrrr.....