How do you know ? - I have bred Groenendaels for over 20 years with no trace of epilepsy in my lines - then 5 years ago one of my bitches's began fitting - she had already had a litter and was 5 years old when she had her first fit , she went on to fit many more times ( now controlled with medication) -Her daughter has never fitted but obviously carries the problem - so i have never bred from her and I had to make the heart breaking decision to stop a line that had taken me many generations to build up and which produced beautiful, apparently healthy, typical dogs with excellent eye and hip scores - my point is that this was a hidden problem - you cannot always tell simply by looking at or indeed living/working with your dogs whether they carry genetic faults.

It seems to me the ethical reponsible thing to do to test for those things that can be tested for - we owe it to our dogs not to compromise on their health

Casandra
Well done to you, you obviously have the right attitude as regards breeding.

Exactly

Borderer
If you don't look you don't find. Heads firmly wedged in the sand is the main problem in any breed.

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Lauren

I know someone that bred GSD's for 40 years. She didn't hip scored because she had never had a problem with any of the pups bred. Then one of the puppies she sold was diagnosed with HD. The new owners were told by their vet they could sue the breeder under the sale of goods act because the parents were not hip scored, and the puppy was not 'fit for purpose'. They did sue and got £20000.

She had the parents hip scored and discovered the sire had a high score, he showed no signs of this.

Just a warning to be careful

i dont sell my pups i only breed for certain people

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Blood test to check liver and kidneys

Heart and Eye tests (V IMPORTANT IN THIS BREED)

Irish Wolfhound - Livershunt, Heart and Eye Tests

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Caoimhe Irish Wolfhounds
www.caoimheirishwolfhounds.com

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Heart test by vetenary cardiologist do be done annually,clear certificates are valid for a one year period.
Eye test by vetenary ophthalmologist to be done annually,clear certificates are valid for a one year period.

MRI scan recommended at the age of 2 ½ for SM, any dog screened before the age of 2 ½ should have a second screen when older.

The above tests do not identify carriers of the above conditions, they are an assessment of the parents only.Affected puppies can still be produced.