<<<<<< the Premier site explains testing as *simple, non-invasive, readily available, inexpensive and painless screening tests*. >>>>>.
Wow - you must live in some kind of doggy and breeders Utopia! First of all examining eyes isn't simple - it requires several stages of examination of the lids, cornea and retina under different lighting conditions. X raying hips requires (almost everywhere) a general anaesthetic (dangerous) and exposure to X rays (dangerous) and a panel of experienced trained vets to read the plates. (The results too can be debatable in some cases) Ultrasound hearts requires the dog to be sedated, and a highly trained specialist to look at the screen and interpret what he is seeing. I believe some people advocate regular thyroid testing (something I have never heard of being done here in Australia) which requires taking blood samples and a sophisticated laboratory analysis. And so on. These things are not "simple" - in some cases they are invasive, and as I have explained at great length recently , they are not necessarily readily available or inexpensive. Jeanie ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
