Friday, February 22, 2013

Ivermectin Sensitivity...or MDR 1 test

As a reminder, if you have a farmcollie breed, go ahead and test for the MDR 1 gene mutation. Will save you worry about the vets giving the wrong medication (it happens), accidently double dosing a dog, or not being able to give your dog a medication it needs later in life:

http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts-vcpl/test.aspx

Breeders - test, and breed for clear dogs.  Especially if you are making farm dogs - that go everywhere and follow around on chores are an likely to try to clean up animals or eat poop.

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