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Much debate about health...

kaije Oct 03, 2010 07:13 PM

currently there is much flurry about health and breed opinions (normal after any national or specialty),and many good points are being raised.

While reading these, mostly on FB, I remembered the health committee said that PHCA member requirement for doing the health survery is on going at your own pace.

Could someone post and refresh our memories of how to find it and how to update only a change in status to our dogs.

Thanks!!
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Bekki and
Atreyu AKA BIF FC DesertPhoenix Emerald Warrior, FCH,CGC,SC,RA,NA HIC, PHCA Versatility Excellent 2008
Bridget AKA ILP Kaije Staind Glass Beauty "Resident Cheerleader"
Uber aka AKC CH, UKC MBBIS GRCH XO Uber Alles, SC
La-La aka UKC CH XO Ulala,SC 2010 PHCA Western Specialty Best of Winners

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Carmen Oct 04, 2010 10:46 AM

Go to the OFA website (www.offa.org). On the first page, a little ways down you'll see the available health surveys for breeds. Choose our and just go through the questions. There is a point early on where you can say this is an update for a dog that's already been reported.

Even if there have been no changes in the health of a dog, you need to go out and report no changes.

This is entirely anonymous! Yes, you are giving an e-mail at the end so that we can check off that you have fulfilled your PHCA responsibility. All actual data is reported with no identifiers - OFA totally disassociates that e-mail from the database.

HINT! Before you fill out the form, read through the survey results. That will give you an idea of what disorders fall into what categories. Honestly, I wish we had even more disorders listed. For example, PPM (persistent pupillary membrane) isn't listed under eye disorders. By itself, it's no big deal, but it can become a big deal if we don't pay attention and breed two dogs with PPM together. My first girl, Pixie, had "stumps" which is a type of PPM, just the strand wasn't attached at both ends. The great eye doc explained how just a few generations that can become something that interferes with vision. Right now, you report that in "other" which doesn't really help us keep track of trends. And I know there's PPM in the breed because you can see it listed on the CERF site (OFA doesn't report conditions, you have to go to CERF) But I digress! Read the survey before you fill out the form, will help.

PLEASE, PLEASE fully disclose so that all of us can continue to understand the full helath of our breed and do something about it when necessary!!
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Carmen Davis, owned by Serra, Glory and Rooney
Naha Pharaoh Hounds - Washington State
www.NahaPharaohs.com

Carmen Oct 04, 2010 10:46 AM

The subject was supposed to say PHCA Survey but I accidentaly pressed enter too soon . . . sigh.
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Carmen Davis, owned by Serra, Glory and Rooney
Naha Pharaoh Hounds - Washington State
www.NahaPharaohs.com

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