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**Fully booked** Health Testing at the FCRS Championship show 2024
April 7 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thank you to everyone who has booked an appointment for health testing at the Championship show on the 7th April, both the eye testing session and the patellar assessment session are now fully booked. We appreciate the interest shown in supporting these health initiatives.
Health testing at the Society Championship show to be held at the Kennel Club Building, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire CV8 2LZ on April 7th 2024.
Eye Testing Session
BVA Eye Panellist Lorna Newman BVM&S Cert VOphthal MRCVS will be attending the show to carry out gonioscopy (and standard eye examinations if required). The BVA recommend Flatcoated Retrievers are screened by gonioscopy examination for Pectinate Ligament Dysplasia (PLA), also referred to as Goniodysgenesis (G), every three years and in addition receive a standard eye examination annually.
The Flatcoated Retriever Society will support the testing of older dogs by offering to subsidise the fee by £20 for gonioscopy examination of members’ Flatcoats aged 8 years and over. Please note, regular eye testing is important in all Flatcoats as a health monitoring tool, it is not only limited to dogs that may be used for breeding.
To attend this session:
o Dogs must be six months of age or over
o All dogs must be permanently identified (by microchip or tattoo) before examination
o Please bring the relevant KC owner registration document with you and any previous eye certificates issued for your dog
o Payment by cash or cheque only
FCRS Patellar screening
James Alexander MA VetMB MBA PgCertSAS MRCVS will be offering patellar screening at the show, read more information about the scheme: https://www.flatcoated-retriever-society.org/images/frcsscreening.pdf
Members: £15 for first dog, £12 for subsequent dogs in same ownership.
Non-members £25 per dog.
o Dogs must be 12 months of age or over
o Please bring the relevant KC owner registration document with you
o Payment by cash or cheque only
Appointments for either testing session should be made in advance by contacting Liz Branscombe Tel: 01525 405884 or email: [email protected]