Thanks for this information, Terrie,
It is very interesting to me. I had a golden rescue; that was the dog
to whom I referred earlier who had over $6000. worth of medical bills.
MRIs in those days were enormously expensive as were orthopedic consults
and this dog had a variety of problems. Some of his problems were
trauma induced and it was hard to tell what might have been trauma and
what might have been genetic. Both of his hips were gone, and if I had
elected to replace them, they would have cost $3500. per hip. As he was
an older dog, I thought the surgery unfair, and elected medical
management for so long as he was able to maintain a good quality of
life.
It seems a bit less unreasonable to warranty against that which can be
tested for in parents and at an early age in puppies. However, in my
mind, cancer in golden retrievers is very similar to MVD in Cavaliers;
it is something for which a responsible breeder can not select out
either in the breeding itself or in the progeny. I think, perhaps,
there is a difference in that way.
Fortunately, although hip dysplasia surely exists in Cavaliers, it
rarely causes the same quality of life problems which it might in larger
dogs. There is less weight bearing and I'm told that some of our nicer
movers out there have hips that aren't so wonderful. <G>
Suze
Terrie & Disney wrote:
>
> Currently *most* breeders warranty a show prospect to be free from hip dysplasia, sub
> aortic stenosis, and that they will CERF our eye issue is mainly juvenile cataracts,
> and not have any disqualifying faults. We are currently screening for elbow dysplasia
> and a few breeders have added that as well. I have not heard of anyone who has cancer
> mentioned in their contracts. But I have heard of instances where a dog died early of
> cancer and the breeder offered a replacement anyhow. For pet puppies the contracts
> usually say that they warrantee the puppy will be free of any genetic diseases that
> prohibit the puppy from being a pet up to the purchase price of the dog for up to 2
> years of age as long as feeding, weight, exercise guidelines have been met. So if a
> pet pup is OFA'd at 2 and comes back borderline or mild it is still considered a
> normal pet. If the dog requires surgery because of severe dysplasia then the breeder
> will help with the cost or offer a replacement puppy. I am certain Kim Johnson can
> offer far better input than I as she has been in Goldens a long time.
>
> Terrie:)
>
> "Susan A. Schlenger" wrote:
>
> > Hi, Terrie,
> > Just out of curiosity, can you tell me what is warrented against in
> > golden retrievers? Do they warranty hips or also against cancer?
> >
> > thanks!
> >
> > Suze
> >
>
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