Re: [PyrNet-L] SAS. threat to Pyrs??

["Janice Swenson" <janices@jump.net>]

There's a list of ACVIM Board Certified Cardiologists by state at:  
http://www.vetheart.com/bystate.htm

And because this is not the only thing that has come up in pyrs, 
there's a list of ACVO (Veterinary Opthalmalogists) Clinics at 
http://www.vet.purdue.edu/~yshen/clinic.html 

There's a lot of work going on across breeds in finding genetic 
markers for a lot of these diseases and as these markers are found 
there'll be a way to identify carriers and breed them for desirable 
traits.  Genetics tests will be able to detect which of the offspring 
are free of the defect, so you can eliminate a defect.  Until then, 
well, as was said on another list and it's a quote from some 
literature I have on genetics "none of us has anything to gain by 
witch hunting, blame fixing or finger pointing."  If you're not open 
about what's there your buyers and the breed will suffer as a whole. 
 

Janice, janices@jump.net
Linsey (newf), Bianca & Sonny (pyrs)  
http://www.jump.net/~janices/
Leander, TX