hi Pedro - in the future I am going to be getting a basenji. I am fortunate that I found this forum and am doing a lot of research so that I buy from a good breeder so that I can avoid Fanconi. My heart sank when you said you want to give your dog back. 
I think there are a number of people on here that can help you with information regarding Fanconi, symptoms to look for, and what to check every month (urine). The urine test is simple and not expensive at all. Pedro, try not to think of your basenji as expendable. Your dog has probably come to love you over time, and looks to you for his well being, comfort and affection. I hope you understand where I am coming from. I think we don't cherish life, of any kind, enough in our world sometimes.
With treatments, you will have many years with your basenji.
Everyone here wants to help you make that happen.
NO!!!!!!!!! I'M NOT GIVEN HIM BACK!!!. THERES'NO WAY I WOULD DO THAT!!. U MISUNDERSTOOD, ABOUT GETTING MY MONEY BACK FROM THE PET SHOP!!!.they are willing to work with me on this and maybe get at least 1/2 my money back but keep the dog!. I WILL NEVER GIVE HIM BACK! PLEASE DONT' THANK THAT OF ME I WILL AND WOULDNT'EVER GIVE ANY PET OF MINE BACK !!.I STILL HAVE YET TO SEE WHAT I CAN GET HIM ON FROM A VET TO HELP HIM!!. NOW THE VET WANTS TO DO A BASELINE BLOOD TEST, & A URINE TEST!!.
but i keep the dog too!!.
Pedro…good for you. It shows true heart to care of any dog...none of us get any joy from hearing your fanoni results. We all know you will do whatever it takes to make sure your b is as healthy as can be.
We are all here to help you, anyway we can.
thks!. it means a lot to me.this little brat is being a BRAT RIGHT NOW WITH HIS FOOD!! HE LIKES TO DUMP IT AND THEN PICK AT IT !!THAT LITTLE STINKER!!.HES'SOOO FUNNY HERE. AND AS A BASENJI OWNER I PROMISE TO ALL OF YOU I WILL DO WHAT EVER I CAN TO MAKE SURE HE LIVES A HEALTHY AND GREAT LIFE HERE!!. I ALREADY HAD TO PUT MY CAT OF 18YRS DOWN JUST LAST YR. AND DAM IF MY FRIEND CALLED ME AND A YR TO THE DATE SHE CALLED AND ASKED ME IF I WANTED A SIEAMEES KITTEN!. IT WAS LIKE MY BABY THUMPER HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT, AS U MIGHT HAVE KNOWTEST I'M VERY SPRITUAL PERSON TOO!. AND I GOT HER THANKING SHE WAS HEALTHY BUT FOUND OUT SHE HAD WORMS AND EAR MITES VERY BAD!! STILL TRYING I DON'T EVEN THANK THE KITTEN COULD HEAR!!. THAT MAD ME SOOOO MAD I CALLED THE BIT```AT HIM!!! BUT I'M DEALING WITH IT AND GET THROUGH IT TIME BY TIME, LITTLE BY LITTLE!!. I'M ALSO A HIGHLY ANIMAL LOVER!. THE VET JUST CALLED WAS TO DO A BLOOD TEST AND URINE TEST AND I CALLED HER ABOUT THE PAYING BIT AND SHE IS GOING TO COVER IT!, AND SHE IS STILL TRYING TO GET AHOLD OF THE BREEDER AND GOING TO TALK TO HER HUBAND ABOUT GETTING 1/2 MY MONEY BACK!!!!. I'LL KNOW MORE TOMARROW !.I HAVE 1 QUESTION FOR ANYONE ON HERE, IF A DOG IS AFFACTED, WILL IT SHOW RIGHT AWAY WITH SIGNS OR COULD IT BE DOWN THE ROAD???>BUT EITHER WAY I'M TRYING TO GET ME MONEY BACK!!.I FEEL THAT THE BREEDER ABD THE PET SHOT AR ALL AT FAULT FOR THIS ! THAT EVEN IF THE BREEDER DIDN'T TEST FOR IT THE PET SHOP SHOULD HAVE!!, SHE CAN SAY SHE NEVER HEARD OF THIS FANCONI BUT I DON'T BELEIVE HER ONE BIT!!!.
Onset of symptoms can be as early as 2 years old or as late as 10+. It is very important that you purchase Urine Glucose Test Strips, http://www.walgreens.com/search/results.jsp?Ntt=diastix and check his urine several times a month for life. If there is any color change on the strip then you will need to take him to the vet for a blood gas test.
hi there, so would it be a waste of time to get a blood gas test. because i have been doing the strip test every cents i heard of this! zand there's no change in the color!!!.
That is a question that is probably best addressed with Dr Gonto or with other people who have Fanconi dogs.
who is dr. gonto??
Dr Gonto is the author of the Fanconi Protocol, http://www.basenji.org/ClubDocs/fanconiprotocol2003.pdf, his contact information is at the bottom of the protocol.
There is a fanconi list that deals with dogs with issues.
They can help you with food that will work best for your boy and support you through this process.
I pray you will not have to deal with the dog spilling sugar until he is very old.
Pedro, I am happy you are keeping your dog. I know everyone on here will help you as much as they can.
NO!!!!!!!!! I'M NOT GIVEN HIM BACK!!!. THERES'NO WAY I WOULD DO THAT!!. U MISUNDERSTOOD, ABOUT GETTING MY MONEY BACK FROM THE PET SHOP!!!.they are willing to work with me on this and maybe get at least 1/2 my money back but keep the dog!. I WILL NEVER GIVE HIM BACK! PLEASE DONT' THANK THAT OF ME I WILL AND WOULDNT'EVER GIVE ANY PET OF MINE BACK !!.I STILL HAVE YET TO SEE WHAT I CAN GET HIM ON FROM A VET TO HELP HIM!!. NOW THE VET WANTS TO DO A BASELINE BLOOD TEST, & A URINE TEST!!.
You need to get yourself test strip and then you test the urine yourself monthly after the age of 2 to see if he is spilling sugar… Again you need to educate yourself on Fanconi.
thks!. it means a lot to me.this little brat is being a BRAT RIGHT NOW WITH HIS FOOD!! HE LIKES TO DUMP IT AND THEN PICK AT IT !!THAT LITTLE STINKER!!.HES'SOOO FUNNY HERE. AND AS A BASENJI OWNER I PROMISE TO ALL OF YOU I WILL DO WHAT EVER I CAN TO MAKE SURE HE LIVES A HEALTHY AND GREAT LIFE HERE!!. I ALREADY HAD TO PUT MY CAT OF 18YRS DOWN JUST LAST YR. AND DAM IF MY FRIEND CALLED ME AND A YR TO THE DATE SHE CALLED AND ASKED ME IF I WANTED A SIEAMEES KITTEN!. IT WAS LIKE MY BABY THUMPER HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT, AS U MIGHT HAVE KNOWTEST I'M VERY SPRITUAL PERSON TOO!. AND I GOT HER THANKING SHE WAS HEALTHY BUT FOUND OUT SHE HAD WORMS AND EAR MITES VERY BAD!! STILL TRYING I DON'T EVEN THANK THE KITTEN COULD HEAR!!. THAT MAD ME SOOOO MAD I CALLED THE BIT```AT HIM!!! BUT I'M DEALING WITH IT AND GET THROUGH IT TIME BY TIME, LITTLE BY LITTLE!!. I'M ALSO A HIGHLY ANIMAL LOVER!. THE VET JUST CALLED WAS TO DO A BLOOD TEST AND URINE TEST AND I CALLED HER ABOUT THE PAYING BIT AND SHE IS GOING TO COVER IT!, AND SHE IS STILL TRYING TO GET AHOLD OF THE BREEDER AND GOING TO TALK TO HER HUBAND ABOUT GETTING 1/2 MY MONEY BACK!!!!. I'LL KNOW MORE TOMARROW !.I HAVE 1 QUESTION FOR ANYONE ON HERE, IF A DOG IS AFFACTED, WILL IT SHOW RIGHT AWAY WITH SIGNS OR COULD IT BE DOWN THE ROAD???>BUT EITHER WAY I'M TRYING TO GET ME MONEY BACK!!.I FEEL THAT THE BREEDER ABD THE PET SHOT AR ALL AT FAULT FOR THIS ! THAT EVEN IF THE BREEDER DIDN'T TEST FOR IT THE PET SHOP SHOULD HAVE!!, SHE CAN SAY SHE NEVER HEARD OF THIS FANCONI BUT I DON'T BELEIVE HER ONE BIT!!!.
No the pet shop should not be responsible for testing that is the breeders responsibility… pet shops only buy items for resale, they don't know or care about health
thank u sharronhurlbut! i have been doing the same thang!!. ivoss thanks for more information to check out and my vet will too!!, kipawa, i always drove my mom nutts ,because i never payed for an animal before i always got the off the streets!,put it this way im 42 yrs old and i have had over 40 dogs!!. that's a lot but i couldn't help my self they needed a home that was good for them and it was mine ! i would even sneak them in !!.my dreams where to becaome a vet!! but my daughter was born and she's mildly handycap with cyreberal palsey and leg perthes, and a learning disability!. & to top it off daddy left & she was 1yr old!!. but i could never give my boy back he's my baby boy that i never got to have!!.
the lady at the pet shop is trying to get ahold of the breeder to get 1/2 my money back!. she's going to comeup with a laem excuse for ther to car her back but i have her number too!!. should i call her too!??? or let the lady at the pet shop do it???
the lady at the pet shop is trying to get ahold of the breeder to get 1/2 my money back!. she's going to comeup with a laem excuse for ther to car her back but i have her number too!!. should i call her too!??? or let the lady at the pet shop do it???
If it was me, I would call the breeder and tell them that they need to stop breeding or do DNA testing at least for Fanconi… but first see what the pet shop can do...
I would also tell the breeder your going to report them to the USDA for selling sick animals.
That should get their attention.
Tanza, i will do that and get back to u on it to let u know how it went!!. I will get my money back somehow! Gerinteed!.
