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Websites
and Books
More info on Basenjis
Recommended
Reading
A Complete Pet Owners Manual – Basenjis
by Mary Lou Kenworthy
Call-of-the-Marsh – Life with a Basenji
by Jill Wylie
Useful
websites
http://www.basenjicompanions.org/health/fanconi
http://www.basenji.fi/eng
http://koti.phnet.fi/furahan/
http://www.sagateway.com/users/owlsrest/
http://www.showdogs.co.za/
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What
is Happening to "Nature’s Masterpiece"?
by Mary Lou Kenworthy
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ARTICLE - IT COVERS THE TOPICS BELOW
The breed got off to a rough start in civilization.
Basenji-like dogs are common throughout the world.
Where did the dominant black color come from?
Good quality basenjis were getting hard to find
even in the 1940s.
Once again, how did a dominant color suddenly appear?
Have we crossed the line where basenjis are no longer
a natural breed?
Is the Basenji becoming a man-made breed?
Basenji
Health Issues
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Health Test Schedule and Veterinary
Institutions that can perform these!
HEALTH
ISSUES TO CONSIDER
BEFORE BREEDING WITH YOUR BASENJI
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HD (Hip Dysplasia)
• ED (Elbow Dysplasia)
• Eye tests. Coloboma, PPM, PRA
• Thyroid
• Herpes
• Hemolytic Anemia
• Fanconi Syndrome
• IPSID
Hip Dysplasia (HD) and Elbow Dysplasia
(ED) assessments are only required
to be done once in an animal's life, after the age of 12 months,
and the results are applicable to the life of the animal.
Eye Tests: Persistent Pupillary Membrane
(PPM) is present at birth and can be tested for at any time.
Iris to Iris strands are not dangerous and this should not
prevent breeding. Coloboma is present at birth and dogs with
this condition should not be bred with. Inheritance is not
understood but is is assumed to be a dominant trait. Progressive
Retinal Atrophy (PRA) usually only shows as the dog gets older
so it is often not possible to have an accurate test result
before breeding. It is still a good idea to continue testing
as over time an accurate record of the eye status for the
each line can be built up. Dogs with severe PRA usually go
blind.
Thyroid: Inheritability is low. TSH and T4
tests can be done but results are only valid at the time of
testing. Testing available from your usual vet if you feel
your dog has symptoms indicating a problem.
Hemolytic Anemia: This is a condition that
has been almost eradicated. Affected dog tire easily and sleep
a lot. It is recommend to have any dogs showing these symptoms
tested immediately and if they are affected, not to use them
for breeding.
Fanconi Syndrome: Fanconi's Syndrome is a
renal tubular dysfunction that usually only starts developing
as the dog grows older. Initial testing can be done with a
diabetic urine strip test. This should be done for all Basenjis
and it is recommended to be done once a month after the dog
is over the age of 4. It is not curable but a treatment protocol
is available from the US. The gene marker for FS has been
indetified and testing in the US has started. It will take
some time for the test to become totally reliable and resluts
now are prefixed with 'probably' to indicate that the test
is not yet definitive.
Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease: IPSID
Clinical symptoms are chronic diarrhea, poor appetite, aversion
to food occasional vomiting, weight loss, unthirftiness, dry
coat & skin, hair loss, etc.
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