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09-12-2005, 09:00 PM | #1 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: West Virginia
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| Canine Brucellosis I've got some serious questions for you experts out there. Firstly how come I only just discovered what Canine Brucellosis is? Why hasn't my vet ever mentioned anything about it? Why didn't my breeder? Both of whom I trust and believe are very professional and caring when it comes to my baby. But why did I have to learn about this awful disease by internet digging? The reason I'm asking is bc I have met w/ a couple who are very interested in breeding w/ my Harley sometime this upcoming year. They want to have puppies to give to their grandchildren (thank goodness they're all over 14) because they love their yorkies so much.(meaning any pups born will be fixed and be made to be the most spoiled pups in the world!) I'm a bit intrigued but still wary. (Wary for my poor couch and other furnature for one thing if i decide to breed him I know they'll be the ones paying the price.. Two words.. Belly Band! ) Their female is AKC registered, is about a year and a half old and weighs a healthy 7 lbs and is healthy all around. But I'm wondering (since I've done all this startling research on Canine Brucellosis) do all of you do the necessary 3 time testing on your dams/sires and require the same from an outside breeding boy or girl? Thanks a lot! Last edited by HisNameIsHarley; 09-12-2005 at 09:03 PM. |
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09-13-2005, 04:18 PM | #2 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Michigan
Posts: 2,048
| We just got our stud Gizmo tested once. Every female that comes to us for breeding MUST be tested first and have proof in writing from the vet that performed the test on her. Some people only require the female to be tested if she has been bred before, but we req. the test regardless. A couple of vets we have talked to here in Michigan told us that they have never seen a case, but I would MUCH rather be safe than sorry!!!
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09-14-2005, 04:31 AM | #3 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: West Virginia
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| Yea, I'm definately not going to risk it w/ my little darlin. So you only do one test? I'm not criticising I'm just trying to figure this thing out. Bc every website I've looked into says to have the test done 3 times bc they're so "unsure" and sometimes "insufficient" so it takes 3 times to gurantee a positive or a negative. Here are some websites for it.. I noticed that quite a number of members looked at the thread but didn't respond so I figured I put a couple links in. http://www.vetinfo.com/dencyclopedia/debrucel.html http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/bre...rucellosis.htm http://www.tlcpets.com/printthread.php?threadid=793 LeeAnn <3 Harley |
09-14-2005, 08:46 AM | #4 | |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Eastern PA
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I am not trying to be rude, just thinking of all the other things that can go wrong not even counting the poor couch and furniture. | |
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