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Originally Posted by tiggerr36792  Here's a copy of a post by myfairlacy from another thread:
These I feel ought to be done on every adult dog before being bred:
A very careful and thorough physical exam by vet
Complete Blood Panel
Bile Acid Test
Brucellosis Test (every time before breeding)
And these are the Health certifications available. It's very impressive to me when a breeder goes further than the basic health testing I mentioned above and gets their dogs certified for any of these things. If I ever decide to show and breed, I'd probably look into most of these for my dogs.
Patella and hips cleared & certified by OFA
OFA: Patellar Luxation OFA: Patellar Luxation
OFA: Hip Dysplasia OFA: Hip Dysplasia
OFA: Legg-Calve-Perthes OFA: Legg-Calve-Perthes
Eyes checked & cleared & certified by CERF
CERF - Canine Eye Registration Foundation CERF - Canine Eye Registration Foundation
Heart checked & cleared & certified by OFA
OFA: Cardiac Congenital Disease OFA: Cardiac Congenital Disease
Thyroid checked & cleared & certified by OFA
OFA: Thyroid OFA: Thyroid
Ears checked & cleared & certified by OFA
OFA: Deafness OFA: Deafness
(personally, I think this probably isn't needed for our breed..)
You also want to do research into the pedigrees of the male and female to check for any genetic defects/diseases to |
Thanks for all the info. I did not know that each of these were a specific test to be done.
I have a complete blood panel. Fecal, complete physical including, eyes, ears, hips, knees etc. I honestly thought that at almost 4 and a half years old with no health problems and the physicals and blood panels there was very little chance for any problems. I am going to take this list to my vet. I don't want to take any risks with our babies.