22-02-2008, 08:27 PM
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Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Aust
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Originally Posted by russmania
The fact that a negative result shown in the age of 2 years (so a very young adult) doesn't always necessarily guarantee life-time peace of mind........whereas other inhereditary diseases like PKD is much easier to spot (now in Australia there's a simple kit available which you only need to rub a little tissues from the cat's mouth and send the sample back for testing - cheap and quick - no blood sampling involved)............
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Absolutely about the 'false' negatives - but PKD for a number of breeds is available as well as HCM in MCO and PK-D in abys. Still, for HCM, while it's necessary to ultrasound regularly until DNA tests for specific breeds are available, some should start younger than 2 yrs. A male can have been working for a year by then. But so many factors influence a scan - stress can alter heart rhythm, for a start. Roll on, DNA testing!
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Lesley (Tasmania)
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