[ SHOWGSD-L ] breeding a dog from a mega litter
- From: Katie Halfen <kthalfen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gsd list <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:30:01 -0400
This is a question that came up and I thought it would be useful for everyone.
If you are breeding a bitch/dog that came from a litter where other puppies
were affected with megaesophagus, this is the best recommendation I can give.
The best advice a geneticist will give you is to place all puppies into pet
homes (ie. spay and neuter everyone) and don't repeat the breeding. I know
that is difficult for many people to actually carry out-if you keep a dog to
breed from an affected litter-do lots of pedigree research-try to find a
pedigree with no megaesophagus in ANY of the lines, be honest with the other
bitch/stud owner about the affected littermates, and test the entire litter
that you rear at 7-8 weeks with xrays and barium at the vet. If anyone is
positive, spay the bitch/neuter the dog that you kept and start over. And
place all pups from this new mega litter into pet homes where they are
spayed/neutered.
Katie Halfen DVM
Casamoko Shepherds
www.casamoko.com
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