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Originally Posted by darbygale  I see where Raymond's Mom asked if the parti people were doing any testing of their dogs and pups but never saw an answer. Anyone doing bile acid tests, x-rays for LeggsPerthe, luxating patellas, complete blood and chemistry profiles etc? |
I am in the process of health testing all my breeding stock. One traditional has already been eliminated and was petted out. Of my 2 partis the female has perfect BAT levels, chem and liver panels all within normal limits and prelim xrays were great but she is not yet 2 so OFA not done yet. I am also waiting for a CERF clinic in my area as the last one that was scheduled for August was cancelled. The other females blood work is great but have not done prelim xrays as she is just 6 months old and so have a ways to wait for her. I just acquired a 3 month old girl that has not had any testing yet due to age....Of my 3 standards 2 are 4 months old and so of course nothing yet and the other is 9 months and due at 1 year for BAT and other bloodwork. As stated I am working on CERF for all but the clinics are every 3-6 months up here and not easy to get to sometimes or they get cancelled.
I did have Penn hip done on my oldest parti girl and her scores were 0.10 and 96% if you know these scores you know they are awesome. This testing is quite expensive but can be done as early as 4 months.
This testing along with heartworm, lyme, etc testing. Also preventative treatments, flea prevention, vaccinations and all vet care for 6-8 dogs runs me well over 10 K a year not counting quality dog food. Now I just began in the show arena with mine also so those costs are not added.
SO do I do testing..you bet your *** I do. I always have. How about the YTCA members on here and YOU?