Longtime member, not active. Had a basenji with the same diagnosis back in 2004. He took a tremendous amount of bicarb each day, his Fanconi was being well managed, but he started having seizures at night. Our vet gave us something to stop the seizure that we'd administer rectally. We kept track of the number of seizures and they started becoming more frequent, to about twice a week, if I recall. The final seizure he had he went temporarily blind and howled and howled and we knew that was it was time. I just sat on the floor with him and cried. A couple months later we looked at photos we had taken of him right before and he looked very, very tired. Very much the hardest thing we had ever done was to let him go across the Bridge, but after looking at those photos, we had done the right thing. Our vet had told us that it was possible he would have a seizure and not come out of it, and we certainly didn't want that.
Fanconi test - how long
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I submitted a blood sample in early April and I know the lab received it.
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As the lab begins to recieve more and more samples it will take longer for them to get results out. It can take up to 6 weeks. You may want to contact the lab and see when the sample might be run if you haven't heard anything in 4 weeks just to know what their schedule is like.
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As the lab begins to recieve more and more samples it will take longer for them to get results out. It can take up to 6 weeks. You may want to contact the lab and see when the sample might be run if you haven't heard anything in 4 weeks just to know what their schedule is like.
And also now, people that are marking the test for 08 breeding will be put to the top of the list in many cases.
On the CPP site, does it now show the DNA received?
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No it doesn't show my dog at all.
I know they received the DNA because I received a notice from UPS. -
You signed your dog up with the CPP and it doesn't show him in the database at all? Or it just doesn't show that the sample has been recieved?
If the dog is not showing in the database at all you need to contact the lab. I am not sure they will run the sample until the dog is showing up in the database.
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Okay I'll check into it and see what's going on.
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Did you sign up your Basenji on the CPP site?
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I thought he was as I had a number for him. Some of his siblings had been tested previously by the breeder. Anyway I'll send CPP a email and find out.
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I thought he was as I had a number for him. Some of his siblings had been tested previously by the breeder. Anyway I'll send CPP a email and find out.
You should be able to go onto the CPP site and access his information… have you tried? If you can, then he is registered. Then the DNA part is marked once they do the extraction from the sample.
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I thought he was as I had a number for him. Some of his siblings had been tested previously by the breeder. Anyway I'll send CPP a email and find out.
What where the siblings test results?
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One sister is a carrier and the others are clear
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One sister is a carrier and the others are clear
Were the Sire and Dam tested? (just curious)… cause if one is clear then your kid could only be Carrier at worst.
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No the parents were not. Most of her dogs that have been tested have been negative for fanconi so I figure my chances are good that EL D will be fine.
