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Originally Posted by Pruett  I just started a post about JRD and the testing available. I will post it again here. If we all work together on this we can try to make sure it never becomes a problem in our breed. There are many good sites on the Internet about JRD to educate yourself on.
JRD, Juvenile Renal Dysplasia, is a kidney disease prevalent in Shih Tzus and common in Yorkies and other breeds. Carrier cases have been confirmed in the Biewer Terrier and we are recommending that everybody test their breeding dogs. We would like to stamp out this disease before it becomes a problem known to the Biewer.
Recently DOGenes - Genetic Testing and Research for Dogs developed a test that can tell whether your dog is a carrier or not. Dogs that are carriers do not necessarily exhibit signs of the disease and that is why the test is so important. We currently have submitted about 30 dogs for testing. The test is a simple cheek swab, with a turn around time of about 2 weeks.
The normal cost of the test is $135.00, but Dog genes is offering a Biewer Terrier special for $80.00. If we have 100 dogs tested we can get the test for $60.00. We encourage you to learn more about this disease. I have heard and read of people losing puppies at 10 and 12 weeks of age which could easily have been attributed to JRD. |
Who do I contact about this test? I would love to help eliminate this from the Biewer breed. Please let me know.