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Originally Posted by Sashabear0430  Ever since Sasha was diagnosed with a liver shunt, I'm starting to get paranoid with everything. I'm scared she has or will have other problems like kidney failure. She doesn't have symptoms but I'm just paranoid about it. Is there a way I can get her tested for a whole bunch of organ diseases? |
A simple blood chemistry panel can tell your vet a lot about organ function. Just make sure you get one done yearly as part of her annual physical.
A typical blood chemistry panel usually includes
Just like with humans, there usually aren't genetic markers that can predict future diseases or conditions. Your best predictor of a healthy adult dog is to make sure you get a puppy from a reputable breeder who is very knowledgeable about genetics and knows her lines many generations back, feeding high quality food, getting regular veterinary checkups, not over vaccinating, etc.