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Originally Posted by 107barney  It's not the money - I spend thousands on my dogs - it's wasting it that's the issue. I'd rather see an owner of a healthy pup put that money toward routine things like heart worm prevention etc rather than start with diagnostics for an asymptomatic dog. That's just my opinion. Oh and I pay $80 for BATs and which I have done a number of times now. Results do vary as well, and to really test your dog you need to do it more than one time. Some people test once get a mild elevation and feed low protein when the dog doesn't need it. OP use your money wisely and buy Oscar a nice gift instead. Good luck. |
Op yes you use your money wisely, and find out if there is a silent killer. Silent vs a vis MVD. And yes you do need to do it more than one time.
When there are studies and indications this is prevalent in the breed to about 30% you bet your sweet booty I will be testing for this, and will recommend testing.
All breeding dogs, should be free of this, and their progenitors, gosh isn't it unfortunate we don't have a health registry that documents what dogs have been tested and what the results are.