Hungarian Vizsla
Hip scoring: average score 12

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Dalmatian

Hip scoring

BAER Hearing test

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Rhodesian Ridgeback

Essential: Hip Scoring

Elbow scoring is becoming more common

The Americans also Thryoid Test

And all puppies should be checked for Dermoid Sinus by at least two people who are experienced with checking (unfortunately most vets do not have the experience to do this properly - I've found sinuses in puppies which have been checked by vets )

Poodle Health Problems

Progressive Retinal Atrophy a disorder of the eye in which the light cells in the retina wither and die due to insufficient blood supply. the disease progresses Gradually, results in blindness and has no known cure. Its onset in the Poodle is between 5 to 6 years old. The presence of PRA can be detected by ophthalmascopic examination by a veterinary ophthalmologist.

Corneal Dystrophy - Corneal dystrophies" are diseases of the cornea that are bilateral, non-inflammatory and inherited.

Legg-Calve'-Perthes - a disorder in which non-inflammatory a vascular necrosis of the femoral neck and head result in one of both of a young dog's rear legs becoming lame. Irritability and pain are other primary symptoms. Some dogs recover and function without treatment, but in severe case surgical removal of the femur head is indicated.

Patella Sub-luxation - or slipped kneecap, a condition in which the patella slides in and out of the groove where it is normally held in place by ligaments. This causes hopping or favoring of the leg until the kneecap slips back into place. In some cases, in can be surgically corrected.

Epilepsy - a neurological disorder marked by recurring seizures that follow episodic, abnormal discharges of electrical impulses by nerve cells in the brain. As in humans, it is controlled with drugs such as Phenobarbital or Dilantin.

Hypothyroidism - a condition resulting from an inadequate production of thyroid hormone. Also treated with drug therapy, its symptoms include a coarse, brittle coat that falls out, thickening and discoloration of the skin, lethargy, obesity, mental slowness and irregular heart cycles.

Cryptorchidism - or undescended testicle, a condition in which one or both testicles are retained in the abdominal cavity. Hormone injections, given to stimulate testicular descent, sometimes are successful. When the treatment is unsuccessful, removal of the testicles is recommended because cryptorchid testicles may become cancerous.

Mitral Valve Disease - The heart consists of 4 chambers - 2 atria and 2 ventricles. The atrioventricular (AV) valves ensure that the blood flows from the atria to the ventricles when the heart beats. A defect in the mitral valve (the left atrioventricular valve) causes backflow of blood into the left atrium, or mitral regurgitation. Less commonly, a narrowing or stenosis of the valve can be identified. Because of the leaky valve, the heart is less efficient at pumping blood to the body.

Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - A decrease in the number of red blood cells (RBC's) or the amount of hemoglobin, resulting in a decrease in the oxygen- carrying capacity of the blood.

Cushings Disease - This is a disease that occurs from the overproduction of cortisone by the adrenal glands.

BOXER
Heart Scoring
Hip scoring

Bumping this one up but please keep it with the breed and the necessary health test - NO discussions

Tests that are deemed necessary for the good of the breed


Please post here the ones that are known to help members do not use for chat and if you disagree please contact original poster to amend the original post so as not to confuse people

Thankyou
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Pugs:

Nothing recommended by the KC or breed clubs (shameful!) but responsible breeders IMO should be x raying for Hemivertebra. And hip scoring is starting to come into practice now too.

American Cockers
PRA annually

Dobermann

All tests should be done for every breeding:

vWD- Von Willebrands Disease is a disorder that pertains to the ability to clot blood. vWD is hereditary, so dogs are able to be proven clear by parentage.

Hip Dysplasia - Penhip or OFA

Eyes - CERF (for PRA)

Hypothyroidism - T3, T4 and autoantibodies should be tested for every year

Dilated Cardiomyopathy - Echocardiogram or Holter test (preferably both, as they show different things) should be done once per year and always before breeding. DCM can turn up without warning anytime during a dogs life, as young as 5 months, all the way up to 14 years or more.

The following should be checked thoroughly before deciding to breed your dogs. There are no actual tests that can determine if the genes are present or if your dog will get the disease, so you need to thoroughly research your pedigree and the pedigree of the stud you intend to use in order to determine the potential risk for the puppies that could come from the combination.

CVI - Cervical Vertebral Instability or Wobbler's Syndrome

Chronic Active Hepatitis - Copper Toxicosis (a particularly nasty liver disease)

Gastric Dilation Volvulus - GDV or Bloat

Albinism - No dog with albinism in the ancestry should be bred, PERIOD.

Colour Dilution Alopecia - CDA is found only in Blues and Fawns.

This link shows what the KC prefers everyone test for at a minimum for each breed, but you should research much more than what they require as it truly is a bare minimum. Nobody congratulates anyone for only doing the bare minimum!!

http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/down...healthreqs.pdf

roughs

eye testing

hip scoring

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