How much does it costs to do health testing on a dog prior to breeding? What's involved in the testing?

Question

I have 2 Cavalier King Charles Spaniels that am thinking of breeding together but was curious about what it entails with all the health testing required before breeding? How much does it cost? What is involved in the actual testing? Thanks. :)

Answer 1

With the cavalier we generally test for the following – these test are performed by certified specialist and not generally your regular vet.

1. Heart conditions such as MVD
2. Patellar Luxation
3. Eye disorders such as Hereditary Cataracts

Many breed clubs and sponsor health clinics during shows – where you can have your dogs screed by Board Certified Specialist for a very reasonable cost ($30-$50) per test. Please see the following listing of upcoming health clinics: http://www.cavalierhealth.com/health_clinics.htm

I would also like to suggest that you read over the information on the site http://www.CavalierHealth.com It is a wonderful source of information on health conditions that affect dogs (not just cavalier specific)

There has also been an increase Syringomyelia (SM) in the cavalier as a breed.

I would also like to suggest that you have your dogs evaluated by a breeder prior to breeding to ensure that you are, in fact, breeding dogs that are true to the breed standard and of correct type.

If you have any questions that you would like to discuss – please feel free to e-mail me.

Janet V.
Heritage Cavaliers

Answer 2

The best thing you can do is to get in touch with your Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Breed Club. I don't know which country you are in. If you are in the US they have a few clubs located in different states. Google will help you to find the closest one to you. If you are in the UK then there is one club which covers the whole of the UK.

When you locate your club ask them for info on health testing prior to breeding and they will give you all the information you need. Depending on which tests are required your costs will vary. For example a standard poodle costs £400.00 to test whereas a miniature poodle is @ £150.00. That's because the mini doesn't require as many tests and doesn't require hip scoring.

Many tests carried out are done by taking a DNA sample using a cheek swab. These aren't cheap but aren't as expensive as other tests which involve blood tests or general anaesthesia and x-ray (such as hip scoring).


Good luck.

Hope this helps

Answer 3

i don't think of there's a attempt for that. actually i'm notably particular that they don't attempt the DNA the way you think of they do. There are not any unique markers for particular breeds interior the DNA. incredibly, what they do is carry mutually up extremely some DNA from canines that are familiar to be a undeniable breed, then evaluate the DNA of unknown canines to that library. In different words, there is by no capacity a particular gene or possibly a sequence of genes which will shout out that a canines could be this breed or that. it incredibly is extra a remember of the DNA resembles this library extra advantageous than that library. So the extra heavily appropriate the breeds are, the harder that's to tell apart between the DNA libraries. this isn't like how they DNA attempt for particular illnesses. wherein case, all of us be conscious of what the markers interior the DNA for particular illnesses are and those will the two take place or not. yet breed attempting out, isn't that without delay forward. possibly sometime ...

Answer 4

It will Depend on what Cavaliers have to be tested for. For example eyes, hearts, patellas, hips, elbows etc. It would be best to contact your local Cavalier Breed Club and ask them, also ask which vets & specialist they use. Prices can range from different vets by hundreds of Dollars, so it is worth checking around first.
Always start with the cheapest tests (eg, eyes & heart) first so if they fail that test you haven't waisted money on the others.
Some of the tests are quite quick and simple and are done with just an examination others will require blood tests & pathology and the xrays will require a Specialist to score them.
Good luck.

Answer 5

It totally depends on the breed so I would contact a vet that can help you determine exactly what the breed needs, but usually they will test for orthopedic problems of hips, knees and elbows; heart and lung health; and any other health issue that is breed specific like Wobblers Syndrome or Von Willebrand Disease.
It can be expensive - into the thousands, but it is worth it because people will pay more for puppies when you can guarantee health and it just isn't fair to breed puppies that will have to deal with health issues later on.
Good luck.

Answer 6

The big one (the one you MUST do) in Cavalirs is heart and if you go for the best test an ecocardigram its $100 - each. Then brucelosis ($43 I just paid) Eyes (clinic run $30-50)

Answer 7

Though it is good you want to do the tersting first here are some things for you to please consider before you breed your dogs.
Are you not aware that there are 15 dogs born for every one human? http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.cause&cgid=1&rgid=2&stid=10

Are you not aware that there are millions of dogs killed every year because of not enough homes? http://www.jour.unr.edu/outpost/voices/voi.valdyke.animal.html

Are you not aware that only 1 dog in 10 gets a permanent home? www.safehavenforcats.com/main.htm

Are you not aware that one female and her offspring can produce 67,000 dogs in just six years? http://www.metroplexanimalcoalition.com/SpayNeuter/didyouknow.html

That coupled with the health benefits of spay/neuter WHY would you breed your dog? www.sniksnak.com/benefits.html

http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/myths_and_facts_about_spaying_and_neutering.html