Hi Navyman,
Sorry,,,,,,I think the forum crashed or something last night, anyway, What are the symptoms of hypoth.? I will try to post some pics of our Dane,,,,,,,,,we have had trouble posting here before,,,,,,,or I can email them to you.
Yeah, the forum crashed last night since I couldn't get in either. I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of Dane.
Here's an excellent website that lists the various symptoms of hypo:
http://www.apubasenjis.com/bhealth.html
Keep in mind that in different B's, hypo manifests itself differently. For example, our Buddy's hypo expressed itself in a very slow metabolism (that translates to obesity) and a very food-aggressive temperament. A foster we recently sent to his forever home exhibited his hypo via brittle, oily hair and thin frame. Our very first foster was 40lbs and diagnosed with hypo.
Generally, we could sense a B being possibly hypo if it had brittle/rough oily hair, doggie smell, and an unexplainable grumpy attitude towards dogs and/or humans.
I'm no expert, but based on my experiences, I think a good B owner would take the time to get their dog(s) tested every 1 or 2 years to ensure thyroid function is in normal range. Incidence rates are too high in the breed to ignore to the possible detriment of our loved pups' health.
Yes, Max is a lovable couch potato, but very cautious and yes…not so brave. Penny is a bit more daring, but still a little leary of some things.
Both are very good hunters.That's interesting. Max was our first and when we brought in the second, an Af female, Max almost acted like her trainer. He'd take things off of her she wasn't supposed to have and bring it to us......it just blew us away!
The third B, Penny was raised by the first two and we often say, we had nothing to do with how Penny turned out.....the B's raised her.We've learned so much from Kim, she is a very nice lady. My wifes name is Gail:) They were showing in Cumberland Md last weekend and do many shows in Md. I go to some not all, maybe we'll see you at one in the future. I think they're about done for this year after this weekend.
Are you a member of the Mid Atlantic Basenji Club???
Thanks very much for sharing your views and experiences on your B's. It really goes to show how dogs really understand each other much better than we could ever understand them.
This morning, our 10-month old tri puppy, Tippy, got excited when he saw one of our cats on my computer desk. While "countersurfing" the desk, he kept excitedly nosing at the cat, which of course wasn't something the cat was thrilled with. Bella came over and basically told Tippy to leave the cat alone. I can only speculate that her experiences in being raised in a large B pack the first 6 months of her life with Kim equipped her with exceptional doggie social/political management skills. Maybe Fido's genetic influence has something to do with it.
I don't know how Kim does it all while working a full-time job (or did she "retire"?)
We were members of MABC before, but the events tend to take place on Sundays, which doesn't work for us with our church committments.
I don't know how Kim does it all while working a full-time job (or did she "retire"?)
Kim works a full time job as does her husband. She has things set up very well to handle the number of dogs she has, but wow that is quite a commitment by both of them.
Thanks for the info on hypo,,,,,,,,,,we will talk to our vet next time we have him in there and have him tested,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,by the way,,,,,,,,,,since Dane and your boy are nephew/uncle,,,,,,,,,,,,does this mean that we are related Navyman 
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Kim works a full time job as does her husband. She has things set up very well to handle the number of dogs she has, but wow that is quite a commitment by both of them.
Right, and I just remembered they do the minpins too! Now that's asking for double-trouble :eek:
Thanks for the info on hypo,,,,,,,,,,we will talk to our vet next time we have him in there and have him tested,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,by the way,,,,,,,,,,since Dane and your boy are nephew/uncle,,,,,,,,,,,,does this mean that we are related Navyman
smiling If we go far back enough, we'd probably be related somewhere 
If you proceed with having Dane tested for hypo, please follow the advice on the abubasenjis website link I provided you. In particular, you'll want to have your vet withdraw the appropriate amount of blood and have it spun. Then you would overnight it (ideally right after the vet visit) via USPS to Dr. Dodd's lab in CA. Dr. Dodds is considered by the B community to be the foremost expert on hypo in our breed.
Your vet may end up insisting he/she send it to the MSU (Mich State Univ) lab, which is what most vets tend to do, but B experts have found that MSU isn't always accurate in their analysis of the lab results for sighthounds in particular.
Lastly, if Dane is confirmed to have hypo, get the soloxine medication (don't use any other brand of thyroxine due to uneven production) from Omaha Vaccine online. Buy the pills so that you can split one for 2x a day…saves a bit of money. Fortunately, soloxine will cost most people no more than $50/year total. Any detailed questions regarding hypo, please PM me and I'll be more than glad to help.
Wow,,,,,,,you are very knowledgable! Thanks for the great info!
smiling If we go far back enough, we'd probably be related somewhere
If you proceed with having Dane tested for hypo, please follow the advice on the abubasenjis website link I provided you. In particular, you'll want to have your vet withdraw the appropriate amount of blood and have it spun. Then you would overnight it (ideally right after the vet visit) via USPS to Dr. Dodd's lab in CA. Dr. Dodds is considered by the B community to be the foremost expert on hypo in our breed.
Your vet may end up insisting he/she send it to the MSU (Mich State Univ) lab, which is what most vets tend to do, but B experts have found that MSU isn't always accurate in their analysis of the lab results for sighthounds in particular.
Lastly, if Dane is confirmed to have hypo, get the soloxine medication (don't use any other brand of thyroxine due to uneven production) from Omaha Vaccine online. Buy the pills so that you can split one for 2x a day…saves a bit of money. Fortunately, soloxine will cost most people no more than $50/year total. Any detailed questions regarding hypo, please PM me and I'll be more than glad to help.
However, even it you have the test sent to U of Mich, when you get the results you can send them to Dr. Dobbs, she will gladly review them and give you her recommendations.
And you will need to "talk" your Vet into giving you a scrip for the Soloxine if you want to order it yourself… sometimes that can be a problem too.... but if you insist, they must do it....
However, even it you have the test sent to U of Mich, when you get the results you can send them to Dr. Dobbs, she will gladly review them and give you her recommendations.
That's true also. I can't remember why my wife chose to go to Dr. Dodd's lab for the actual testing for some of our fosters, but it may have had to do with Dr. Dodd's test costs being cheaper since we were doing this for BRAT. Do you remember?
And you will need to "talk" your Vet into giving you a scrip for the Soloxine if you want to order it yourself… sometimes that can be a problem too.... but if you insist, they must do it....
Amen to that!
That's true also. I can't remember why my wife chose to go to Dr. Dodd's lab for the actual testing for some of our fosters, but it may have had to do with Dr. Dodd's test costs being cheaper since we were doing this for BRAT. Do you remember?
I don't remember, but I know that Susan K-M (Apu) "harps" on Dr. Dodd's as the only "source" for thyroid testing…:D , but there are other labs....
Actually there were and are lots of other health issues if you have Hofer dogs - If you want to email me off the lists - I'd be happy to look at the pedigrees and tell you what's up - or at least what I've found in animals that I've rescued or have taken calls from owners with sick dogs.
Right, and I just remembered they do the minpins too! Now that's asking for double-trouble :eek:
Yes she does have the Min Pins too, she has "Ace"(Ch. Altanero Barnstormer)
that is in the top ten in the country(currently #6). Those things are just a little to hyper for me.:eek:
I think she has over 20 Basenji's.
