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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  Did the vet say why he had glaucoma, does he have diabetes? Have you told you breeder about these things. So many breeders say, "No one's ever told me their dogs have problems," so they assume that their breeding dogs are putting out healthy pups. Even if your breeder won't do anything, it good to inform her.
Please as whoever you buy from in the future if she does genetic testing and ask what she tests for. |
So many breeders say No one has ever told me.... Is a cop out. We have their contact information and over at least the first three years, and even out to five years, the breeders imo should be contacting their pet owners to ask about their pups health.
Again I say, there are few genetic tests available to us. LP HD ED is not one, nor is Liver Shunt or MVD, there is Pra and Hyperuricosuria, and another bladder true genetic test.
The aforementioned tests do show if your dog is clear of LP HD ED or has a good BATS score. And imo again should be done. Along with the genetic test for PRA, but then again you still need the opthamologist to examine the eyes at least every 2 yrs or prior to breeding for cataracts or other eye diseases.
The world of health testing is not a simple one, nor a simple one for the consumer to wade through.
I personally am a outlier on the health testing, as I test for everything in the breed I breed.
But as important to the whole equation is knowing (as far as you can know) the health of the vertical and horizontal lineage.