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Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier
Testing Profile with the Animal Health
Trust
Dear Vet,
Soft-Coated Wheaten Terriers,
on the whole, are healthy and robust
dogs but there is a predisposition to
the following genetic diseases:
A chart comparing
the major features of these diseases
is shown on this link.
Testing
is an important factor in the early identification
of disease and because the analysis
of blood and urine can vary between
laboratories, the AHT and WHI have
agreed a “Profile” to
standardise all analysis processed through
the AHT laboratories.
The consistency
of testing through the AHT will have
considerable benefits for the long term
monitoring of the hereditary diseases
that can affect the breed.
Samples
should be sent to the AHT early in
the week to ensure prompt processing. Please
use ‘guaranteed next day delivery’ to
ensure the samples arrive as fresh
as possible.
The ‘Soft-Coated
Wheaten Terrier Profile’ is
an agreed set of tests, therefore only
the top three boxes of the Pathology Profile
Form need be completed and individual boxes
should not be checked.
Please submit the following to the AHT
Diagnostic Laboratory Department (full
address on the top of the Pathology Profile
Form).
If DNA storage is requested,
the owner(s) should supply the following
completed forms which must be enclosed
with the DNA sample(s):
- DNA Storage Submission Form - Individual Dog
- and/or: DNA Storage Submission Form - Litter
- Five generation pedigree
Thank you for your co-operation.
Wheaten Health Initiative
