He's Arriving On Saturday!
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wrote on 2 Feb 2010, 16:20 last edited by
Hopefully the parents of your puppy were DNA tested for Fanconi. It is a serious condition. You can read about it at www.basenji.org or www.basenjihealth.org along with other basenji health concerns and the important of health testing and having those health tests for public viewing (as seen on www.offa.org)
If this puppy's sire and dam were not tested, I would highly suggest that you do the DNA test on this boy. It is a cheek swab test that you order the kit yourself and well worth the cost of 65.00 for peace of mind.
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wrote on 2 Feb 2010, 16:22 last edited by
We are going to be getting him DNA tested next week, I've been spending hours on this website to prepare myself for his arrival.
He is also going to be on a RAW diet :D
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wrote on 2 Feb 2010, 16:29 last edited by
Glad to hear that… Also, I am assuming that he is being shipped (flying)? If so, please note that since he will be in the belly of the plane, many times a puppy will become traumatized, so it might be really difficult with crate training. Remember that he is only 8wks, which many breeders think is too young for a Basenji puppy to leave its Mom and Littermates, put in a crate and loaded on a plane.... it can be pretty scary...
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wrote on 2 Feb 2010, 16:41 last edited by
Yeah, I am really worried about how he is going to handle his flight, he's coming form Oklahoma to California, and I'm sure its a direct flight too…so luckily he wont be spending hours upon hours travelling.
I am sure he will be fine though.
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wrote on 2 Feb 2010, 16:46 last edited by
You should not be the one doing the health testing on that boy. His parents should have been tested before they were bred. There are also other health concerns in the breed that should have been tested for prior to breeding.
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wrote on 2 Feb 2010, 16:49 last edited by
Is there a reason your partner didn't look at breeders within the state?
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wrote on 2 Feb 2010, 16:55 last edited by
I think, and I could be wrong here but the breeder came recommended to him, as a friend of ours also has a Basenji and I'm pretty sure their B also came from Oklahoma.
We are taking him to the vets anyways to have him checked out, better to be safe than sorry after all.
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wrote on 2 Feb 2010, 17:02 last edited by
Most vets are not aware of the DNA test for Fanconi. It must be ordered from OFA, https://secure.offa.org/cart.html. Responsible breeders test prior to breeding so they do not produce Affected puppies.
Here are some articles about living Fanconi Affected dogs written by another forum member.
http://www.khanisbasenjis.com/LifewithaFanconiDog.pdf
http://www.khanisbasenjis.com/WhenFa…meHitsHome.pdf
http://www.khanisbasenjis.com/Breedi…niSyndrome.pdfWe are all so passionate about this issue because this disease is so heartbreaking and so preventable as long as the breeder is willing to pay $65 per dog before breeding to know their dog's status.
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wrote on 2 Feb 2010, 17:05 last edited by
Congrats on your new addition. I hope you two/three have many, many years of happiness.
As far as crate training, you may want to consider training him to a different type of crate than the one he was transported in. For example, if he's shipped in a plastic crate, you may have an eaisier time training him to a wire crate. Just in case he has a bad association with the plastic one. Stay away from soft/cloth crates. They have short lives with young basenjis.
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wrote on 2 Feb 2010, 17:08 last edited by
I know, I was looking into Falconi yesterday and its truly a horrible disease :(
I will be ordering the DNA test kit today.
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wrote on 2 Feb 2010, 17:11 last edited by
agilebasenji, I was actually going to ask you guys about that as well, he wouldn't associate it with his flight and he would also not be able to chew his way out of it :D
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Welcome to the forum…
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wrote on 2 Feb 2010, 18:00 last edited by
Thanks Basenjimamma:D
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wrote on 2 Feb 2010, 18:58 last edited by
I thought DNA testing could only be done when they are close to 1 year, due to the amount of blood needed?
Oh and welcome to the forums!
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wrote on 2 Feb 2010, 19:10 last edited by
I thought DNA testing could only be done when they are close to 1 year, due to the amount of blood needed?
Oh and welcome to the forums!
The Fanconi test is done with a cheek swab and not done by blood draw. When Ruby had her pups they were done before 10wks old.
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wrote on 2 Feb 2010, 19:12 last edited by
I thought DNA testing could only be done when they are close to 1 year, due to the amount of blood needed?
Oh and welcome to the forums!
Nope the marker test for Fanconi using blood can be done as early as six weeks old (or as soon as a puppy is big enough to withstand the blood draw)…but now it is done with saliva swab anyhow.
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wrote on 2 Feb 2010, 19:13 last edited by
That is incorrect. The DNA test does not require blood anymore and even when it did puppies could safely be tested by 8 weeks. Puppies can now be tested at 3 weeks old, once they can be kept from nursing for at least 2 hours before testing.
My puppy L'Ox was tested at 3 weeks old and I have had his results for 2 weeks now, he is 6 weeks old. He is from a Carrier x Clear breeding so I wanted to know whether he was a Carrier or a Clear.
Of course, the age of puppy testing is fairly irrelevant as long as the breeder was responsible and tested both parents BEFORE breeding so NO Affected puppies are ever produced.
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wrote on 2 Feb 2010, 19:44 last edited by
Blood needed?
I thought it was a swab to the cheek test?
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wrote on 2 Feb 2010, 19:47 last edited by
It is now a cheek swab test. When the test first came out, blood was required. It has been cheek swab ONLY for several months now.
What are you going to do if you puppy comes back as Probably Affected after you have already shipped him out to you?
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wrote on 2 Feb 2010, 19:51 last edited by
Myself and my partner will discuss that when and if it happens.
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