Myra I guess you are lucky it is all pretty simple stuff and you have so many specialists available to test your dogs.
For ourselves as Jeanie as said - our dogs eyes are checked by the leading NZ Specialist - after a three hour drive, eyes are checked, drops are put in, approx half an hour later they are examined thoroughly and results discussed, then we have to be careful for the next few hours with the dogs examined - that the drops which cause great sensitivity to the eyes with bright sunlight, wind dust etc. Cost per dog at the clinic = $16 (reduced rate for more than three dogs) These clinics have been available on a yearly basis for the last 6 years. For Hips - the board that checks the plates require Vets to anaesthetise the dogs for perfect results. The Hips are evaluated either under the Australian Canine HD Scoring Scheme, NZ Veterinary Association HD & ED Schemes, BVA Scheme or the Murdoch University (WA) Scheme. A total score of 4 or less with not more than 3 on one hip is the equivalent to the former A cert. Total score of 8 or less with not more than 6 on one hip is the equivalent of the 'Breeders letter' Total score possible _106. Cost per dog $80NZ Hearts - in our case are checked by auscultation at least once a year. We don't have a Specialist in our area. Patella - in our case checked by our vet at least once a year. We don't have a Specialist in our area. AND BTW results of all testing we do has always been available to anyone who has inquired about either purchasing or using one of the dogs at stud. And I do require that similar testing results are made available on all bitches that visit the boys. Dianne Tyssen Prestonville Cavaliers Invercargill New Zealand [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.prestonville.com From: "cavlover" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Another question > Things are somewhat different in the US. Your dog can be cleared by > auscultation by a board certified cardiologist using a stethoscope. Your dog > stands for a few minutes to allow the cardiologist to listen to it's heart. > Patellae are palpated by the vet in a few seconds. Our vet and others that I > know do not put the dog to sleep nor sedate it to xray the hips. The dog is in > and out of xray in 5-10 minutes tops. Having the eyes checked by a canine > opthamologist requires a couple of drops in the eye to dilate the pupils and > being examined with a strong light. None of the above would be considered > medically invasive. Having blood drawn is considered to be an invasive > procedure, but relatively minor and certainly worth the small amount of > pain in order to diagnose easily treated conditions. We pay $25.00 per heart > for our yearly cardiac exams, $19.00 per dog for CERF exams if we take in a > group, nothing extra for patellae since the vet checks them routinely on normal > office calls and $140 per dog for hips. It may be different in other > countries, but in the US, it is fairly straight forward stuff. Myra Savant > ========================================================= "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.
