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BVA/KC scheme

Bva/kc scheme

Recording and Publication of Results for Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (CKCS) issued under the proposed BVA/KC CM/SM (Chiari-like Malformation / Syringomyelia) Scheme
A meeting was held on, Thurs 3rd Feb, at the Kennel Club Building at Stoneleigh Park of invited representatives of the CKCS breed clubs, the KC, the BVA Canine Health Schemes and experts representing the specialists who have developed the Scheme protocol and scientists who are developing estimated breeding values at the Animal Health Trust (AHT).

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss recording and publication of results issued under the proposed CM/SM Scheme by the Kennel Club.

A proposal for the way in which the KC could record and publish results was suggested to the attendees at the meeting and it was agreed that the proposal would be taken back to the clubs, the Kennel Club and the British Veterinary Association for discussion.

The need for a proposal arose because it was clear that the was a need to encourage participation in the new Scheme and aid speedy data collection and that simply following the way in which other BVA/KC Scheme data is recorded and published was unlikely to achieve this at this time.



Proposal for the recording and publication of results by the Kennel Club issued under the new BVA/KC CM/SM (Chiari-like Malformation / Syringomyelia) Scheme.
  1. All CM and SM grades will be recorded on the screened dog’s KC registration record.
  2. All CM and SM results and dogs’ details will automatically be passed to the AHT for research purposes.
  3. Neither CM or SM grades will be published, nor will they be accessible via the Health Test Result Finder.
  4. What will be published, next to the CM/SM Scheme name (i.e. BVA/KC CMSM Scheme, is the fact that the dog has been screened (MRI scanned) and its age at the time of screening (e.g. Screened at 4 yrs 6 months).
  5. Publication of the date of screening and age of dog will appear on KC registration certificates, the Breed Records Supplement and will be accessible via the Health Test Results Finder.
  6. Dogs that have not been MRI scanned under the Scheme will be identified as having ‘no result recorded’. This information will be available on the Health Test Result Finder and will also appear on any new registration certificate issued for the dog and on the registration certificates of any of the dog’s future progeny.
  7. Since SM appears to be a progressive disease, the same dog might have more than one MRI scan, taken at different ages, so any new scan result will replace an existing result.
  8. It is intended that this recording and publication plan remain in place until such time as Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) are available for this breed, at which time we will engage in consultation with a view to publishing the EBV for individual dogs.


BVA/KC SCHEME

Does this mean that any Cavalier not MRI Scanned and have No Result Recorded

that the Cavalier Breeder has Chickened out of having that Particular Cavalier MRI Scanned.

So the Questioned will have to be being asked.

WHY.!!!!!!

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A question that concerns pet owners too...Should MRI scan results be published?

I have just written a blog in the hope that owners of cavaliers with SM will give their views to the BVA and KC.

There are email addresses and I have put a draft letter as well for anyone that thinks it may help.
 
Bva/kc scheme

Well done, Margaret - that will be helpful to many of us cl*p


BVA/KC SCHEME


There seems to be some Cavalier Breeders having the Vapours at the Moment about the Publication of the Results of the MRI SCANS ,one of their Excuses is that the Cavalier Buying Public won't understand them.

The answer to that is simple ,if a Prospective Cavalier Buyer knows a Cavalier has been MRI SCANNED , and is not sure what the Grades mean ,then ask the Cavalier Breeder to explain them.

That will save the Buyers of Cavaliers having the Embarrassment of having to ask to see a MRI Scan and in some cases being Verbally Abused because they have dared to ask if Breeders' Cavalier has been MRI Scanned.

I know this has happened when some Buyers of Cavaliers have asked to see a Certificate to see whether the Cavalier's Parents have been Heart Tested or not.

I hope now it is realized how important the KVS/KC MRI Scheme is not just for Cavalier Breeders and the Researchers into SM ,but for the Cavalier Buying Public to go ahead with the results of the Scans being Published,that the E-Mail Address given by Margaret given and Carol are contacted.

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Bva/kc scheme

BVA/KC SCHEME


There seems to be some Cavalier Breeders having the Vapours at the Moment about the Publication of the Results of the MRI SCANS ,one of their Excuses is that the Cavalier Buying Public won't understand them.

The answer to that is simple ,if a Prospective Cavalier Buyer knows a Cavalier has been MRI SCANNED , and is not sure what the Grades mean ,then ask the Cavalier Breeder to explain them.

That will save the Buyers of Cavaliers having the Embarrassment of having to ask to see a MRI Scan and in some cases being Verbally Abused because they have dared to ask if Breeders' Cavalier has been MRI Scanned.

I know this has happened when some Buyers of Cavaliers have asked to see a Certificate to see whether the Cavalier's Parents have been Heart Tested or not.

I hope now it is realized how important the KVS/KC MRI Scheme is not just for Cavalier Breeders and the Researchers into SM ,but for the Cavalier Buying Public to go ahead with the results of the Scans being Published,that the E-Mail Address given by Margaret given and Carol are contacted.

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BVA/KC SCHEME


I have just been sent a Private E-Mail accusing me of lying in my above Post ,this is the last time I will make use of the List like this ,but in-case there other List members wonder about the Proof I have of Prospective Cavalier Puppy Buyers at the Receiving end of being Verbally Abused by a UK CKCS CLUB Breeder ,here goes.

I was a Cavalier Breed Advisor for a few years for the Dogs Today Magazine.

I got a List of Cavalier Puppies available from the UK CKCS CLUB .

When any-one phoned me about wanting a Cavalier Puppy ,I gave him or her the the Name of a CKCS CLUB Breeder who had one for sale, but ALWAYS said to ask to see a Heart Certificate from the Breeder that the Puppy's Parents had no Heart Trouble.

A number of those Cavalier Buyers phoned me back in Tears and in a Terrible State about the Verbal Abuse they had been given ,this was from UK CKCS CLUB Members who were Cavalier Breeders.

So Clarissa, I not give your E-Mail address on the List , but you must be following my Posts, so no more PM's .



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