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Hip Dysplasia
(HD) and Elbow Dysplasia (ED) assessments
are only required to be done once in an animal's life,
after the age of 12 months, and the results are applicable
to the life of the animal.
Eye Tests: Persistent Pupillary Membrane (PPM) is present at birth and can be tested for at any time. Iris to Iris strands are not dangerous and this should not prevent breeding. Coloboma is present at birth and dogs with this condition should not be bred with. Inheritance is not understood but is is assumed to be a dominant trait. Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA) usually only shows as the dog gets older so it is often not possible to have an accurate test result before breeding. It is still a good idea to continue testing as over time an accurate record of the eye status for the each line can be built up. Dogs with severe PRA usually go blind.
Thyroid: Inheritability
is low. TSH and T4 tests can be done but results are only
valid at the time of testing. Testing available from your
usual vet if you feel your dog has symptoms indicating
a problem.
Hemolytic Anemia: This is a condition that has been almost eradicated. Affected dog tire easily and sleep a lot. It is recommend to have any dogs showing these symptoms tested immediately and if they are affected, not to use them for breeding.
Fanconi Syndrome: Fanconi's Syndrome is a renal tubular dysfunction that usually only starts developing as the dog grows older. Initial testing can be done with a diabetic urine strip test. This should be done for all Basenjis and it is recommended to be done once a month after the dog is over the age of 4. It is not curable but a treatment protocol is available from the US. The gene marker for FS has been indetified and testing in the US has started. It will take some time for the test to become totally reliable and resluts now are prefixed with 'probably' to indicate that the test is not yet definitive.
Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease: IPSID Clinical symptoms are chronic diarrhea, poor appetite, aversion to food occasional vomiting, weight loss, unthirftiness, dry coat & skin, hair loss, etc.
| Health
Test |
Test
Authority |
Country |
Type
of Test |
| HD / ED |
Onderstepoort (OP) |
SA |
X-Rays |
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Any veterinary practice, where
x-ray facilities are available, to be certified by
Dr Kirberger (OP) |
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| Coloboma, PPM, RPA |
Onderstepoort |
SA |
Examination by
specialist vet |
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JHB Animal Eye Hospital |
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| Thyroid (TSH
function + Total T4) |
Onderstepoort |
SA |
Blood sample |
| Herpes |
Onderstepoort |
SA |
Blood sample |
| Hemolytic Anemia |
Veterinary Specialist centres |
|
Blood sample |
| Fanconi's Disease |
Veterinary Specialist centres |
USA |
Initial = Urine test. Blood sample |
| IPSID |
Veterinary Specialist centres |
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Veterinarians accepted to do Eye Tests:
| Johannesburg: |
Johannesburg Animal Eye Hospital
Drs. Venter & Goodhead
Tel.: (011) 465-1237 |
| Pretoria: |
Eye tests are performed at Onderstepoort on Monday
and Tuesday mornings, but bookings need to be made
through JHB Animal Eye Hospital.
Tel.:(011) 465-1237. |
| Cape Town: |
Cape Animal Medical Centre
Dr. Gary Bauer
Tel.: (021) 674-0034 |
| Durban: |
Drs. Venter and Goodhead consult at Westville Animal
Hospital every 4 - 5 months, so please phone to make
a booking and to ascertain when the above Drs. will
be consulting at this practice.
Tel.: (031) 267-8020 |
| Bloemfontein: |
Drs. Venter and Goodhead consult at Bayswater Animal
Hospital every 4 - 5 months, so please phone to make
a booking and to ascertain when the above Drs. will
be consulting at this practice.
Tel.: (051) 436-6604 |
| Nelspruit: |
Drs. Venter and Goodhead consult at West Acres
Animal Hospital every 4 - 5 months, so please phone
to make a booking and to ascertain when the above
Drs. will be consulting at this practice.
Tel.: (013) 741-2026 |
| There are at present no facilities
in Port Elizabeth or East
London for eye testing. |
Thyroid and Herpes test
can be done through your regular veterinarian as
it is only a blood sample which needs to be sent
to Onderstepoort for analysis.
Hemolytic Anemia, IPSID and Fanconi's Syndrome should be tested thru your local veterinary specialist centre. They should be able to refer to experts in the US where required..
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