Health Testing
We are very excited to announce that the Bouvier Health Foundation will be offering its members the following health testing options this year at the National Specialty.
BHF will supplement 50% of the cost for echocardiograms, heart auscultations and eye exams for Bouviers.
Echocardiogram and Heart Auscultation
Wednesday 10/16/24 Location Utility Center 8 - 4 pm
Dr. Cecilia Marshall, Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Cardiology, will provide echocardiograms and heart auscultation for $125.00. She will provide Auscultations (without the Echo) for $25.
This is an incredibly discounted price and just for Bouviers. Other breeds are welcome but the cost will be $250.00.
She will also offer Auscultations only (without Echo). The costs to be determined. Both of these tests meet the requirements for the OFA Canine Health Information Center CHIC certification.
AKC DNA Profile
Wednesday 10/16/24 Location Utility Center all day, walk-ins welcome.
AKC DNA profile cheek swabs will be available for $40.
AKC DNA Profiling is required for stud dogs whose semen is collected for new or frozen use. AKC DNA Profiling is also necessary for frequently used sires, effective for litters whelped on or after July 1, 2000, and for imported breeding stock registered on or after March 1, 2006. The average cost is $50.00, but at our specialty, it is offered at $40.00. Breeders, please sign your dogs up for this test.
DNA Repository blood draws
Wednesday 10/16 Location Utility Center all day. Walk-ins welcome.
The CHIC DNA Repository, also co-sponsored by the OFA and CHF, collects and stores canine DNA samples along with corresponding genealogical and phenotypic information. This information is used for future research and testing with the goal of reducing the incidence of inherited diseases in dogs. The BHF will provide the opportunity to have your dog added to the DNA repository. Participants can help future generations of dogs live longer, healthier lives. This is free to all participants.
Companion Animal Eye Repository (CAER’s)
Wednesday, October 16 • Location Utility Center all-day
BHF will offer discounted CAER eye exams at the National Specialty.
Ophthalmologist Dr. Elizabeth Giuliano, DVM, MS, DAVCO will conduct CAER Eye exams that will cost will be $30 for Bouviers.
The Companion Animal Eye Registry (CAER) examination is designed to screen dogs for inherited eye problems. It is done by a board-certified veterinary ophthalmologist and it is an essential tool for preventing ophthalmic disease. It has replaced CERFs. Dogs with average exam results will receive OFA eye certification numbers valid for one year.
Elizabeth A. Giuliano, DVM, MS, DACVO, Professor and Section Chief, MU-VHC Ophthalmology will conduct CAER eye exams. The Companion Animal Eye Registry (CAER) examination is done by a board-certified veterinary ophthalmologist and is an essential tool for preventing ophthalmic disease. It is designed to screen dogs for inherited eye problems. It has replaced CERFs.
Dogs with average exam results will receive OFA eye certification numbers valid for one year. The cost for a CAER exam will be $30 for Bouviers.
Health Talks:
Current DNA Research: Opportunities and Benefits for Breeders and Fanciers
Round Table Discussion
Tuesday, October 15, at 4:30 pm • Location TBD
Join us for a round table discussion by Liz Hansen from the University of MIssouri, School of Veterinary Medicine’s Canine Genetics Laboratory. She will discuss the Current DNA Research: Opportunities and Benefits.
BHF Bingo Night!
Bouvier Health Foundation will be sponsoring a Bouvier Bingo Night at Purina Farms
Monday, October 14 at 7 pm at the pool “Fun Dome”.
COME JOIN US!