Health Testing

What we test for:

• MDR1 Drug Sensitivity (MDR-1): A genetic condition in dogs that causes increased sensitivity to certain medications, like Ivermectin. This can lead to potentially severe reactions, especially neurological ones. 

• Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) : A progressive spinal disease that leads to paralysis, often affecting older dogs.

• Hereditary Cataracts : A condition that causes cloudy vision and may lead to blindness.

• Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA) : A genetic eye condition that affects the retina and may lead to partial or total blindness.

• Hyperuricosuria and Hyperuricemia or Urolithiasis (HUU): Increases the risk of kidney and bladder stones.

• Canine Multifocal Retinopathy (cmr1) : Another retinal disease that leads to vision impairment.

• Craniomandibular Osteopathy (CMO) : A condition that causes painful bone growth in the jaw.

• Day Blindness (CNGB3 Deletion): A condition where dogs become blind in bright light.

• Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 6 (NCL 6) : A neurodegenerative condition that affects the nervous system.

• Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 8 (NCL 8) : A progressive neurodegenerative disease caused by the accumulation of waste products in the nervous system, resulting in neurological symptoms and death. 

• Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRCD): A hereditary eye condition that results in gradual, painless vision deterioration, ultimately causing blindness.