To know what Cattery
Fluffygrape has done for the health of his cats
Healthy
PKD
With the PKD hysteria
which started in the beginning of 1998 many breeders had their
own opinion and doubts about the PKD test issue. Especially I
was concerned of the well-being and health of my breeding
program. I was one of the first breeders who contacted Professor
G. Voorhouts of the University of Utrecht. He is a well-known
specialist ECVDI in European Radiology. He tested, registered
and chipped all of my breeding cats for PKD with the highest
MHz by radiology. Everything was to be recorded at the
University of Utrecht. At that time it was the only and the best
possible way to get the cats tested for PKD and with this I
saved my old and precious lines.
In 2003 my whole cattery
was PKD-free. Now we know that ultrasound scan is not a
guarantee for 100 % PKD- free cats; nowadays there are new and
better tests for 100 % free of PKD. In December 2004 UC Davis
announced the genetic DNA-test. (to know for sure that the cat
carries no PKD genes.
I do consider that it’s
my duty to be responsible for the wellbeing and health of my
cats. As a breeder I have to ensure myself that I work (breed)
with healthy cats. Therefore I made an appointment with the
veterinarian for my cats so they will get a check-up every year
so I will be sure that they stay healthy. In June 2006 I tested
all of my cats for PKD/DNA by genetic Counceling Services with
the Lyons method. As a result of earlier tests (radiology) a few
years back and the DNA tests now, my cats came out negative for
those tests.
PKD and DNA/ ECVDI
Tested by:
Faculty’s veterinary
medicine
University of Utrecht
Departement diagnostic establish a certain image
Dr. G. Voorhouts, veterinary Radiology
Yalelaan 10
De Uithof, Utrecht
3508 TD Utrecht, the Netherlands
Phone; 0031.(030) 2531258
Fax; 0031 (030) 2543369
Genetic Counselling
Services
Examination according method Lyons, Lesly A. et al.
Veterinaire business drs. Peter Prins and Ir. Ed. J. Gubbels
Weeresteinstraat 45
2182 GR Hillegom
The Netherlands
Phone: 0031 ( 0252) 532284
info@gencouns.nl
http://www.gencouns.nl/english.html
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