In Chinese Cresteds, the most commonly diagnosed genetic diseases are PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy, a genetic eye disease that causes blindness) Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (a disease that causes bone cell death and deformation of the femoral head - the ball of the hip joint) Patellar Luxation (slipping of the knee cap due to an overly shallow knee joint - a condition common to many toy breeds) and closed ear canals (which causes deafness)

 

Though testing of parent animals is not a gurantee that no genetic diseases will occur in offspring, it certainly helps to reduce the chances of passing on genetic diease to future generation. There is never an acceptable excuse for a breeder not to perform genetic testing! Breeders who do not test parent animals are NOT BREEDING RESPONSIBLY!

WE HAVE TESTING ON 5/12/05 WILL HAVE UPDATES ON THE FIVE DOGS RESULTS THAT WHERE TESTED THAT DAY

INA

TITAN

ZIN

Bronta

DIAMOND

WILL ALL BE TESTED FOR THERE EYES ON 3/12/05

WILL BE DOING THE HEARING TESTING IN AUGUST HOPFULY IF THE DOCTOR MAKE IT HE HAS TO FLOWN UP HERE TO ALASKA COOK INLET KENNEL CLUB BRING HIM UP FOR THERE AUGUST SHOW

 

 

Nickey passed her eye test with flying colors.

Bootsie did pass her cerf test she had floats thats why we decided to fix her.

Baladine did fine expect one eye it's slight floats but its breeder choice to breed her.

Sophie did fine expect one eye too it's slight floats too so its breeder choice to breed her we will watch closely to her babies to make sure it is not be passed on if we find it is we will no longer breed Sophie or Baladine

we plan to have bootsie's baby ace to be tested when the next testing comes in may along with my stud males. list will be up shortly.