To Best Boston’s Inc Breeder
Hello, my name is Jessica. I recently called you about my dog Houston who recently developed Luxating Patella after turning a year. At first, I thought he was only injured since he was walking with difficulty and was less active and thought he would feel better, but that did not happen. After visiting a veterinary officer, I was told the only option was surgery. When I inquired about the cause of the disease, the veterinary doctor said it was a hereditary condition that is passed from generation to generation First, I am grateful that you sent Houston’s entire family pedigree since it was helpful during my research. Most of the online articles that I found online and other sources pointed inbreeding as one of the leading causes of Luxating Patella.
Because Houston’s parents 56918 and 696331 are closely related through Houston’s brother. 56916 is the father to Houston’s mother, who may have inherited dominant genes from her mother. When she mated with Houston’s father, they transferred a dominant gene to Houston, which is why Houston has the condition. This is possible because both of them have dominant genes which they inherited from their parents as both recessive and dominant genes. Since they are closely related, Houston’s parents had almost similar genes. As a result, the odds of Houston getting and his children getting Luxating Patella rose. Furthermore, Houston’s maternal great grandparents were also close relatives, while Houston’s paternal grandparents were siblings.
Dominant and recessive genes are traits an animal pass on to their children. Dominant genes are visible traits while recessive genes are hidden and only appear on the offspring’s when parents with similar recessive genes mate. A dog with one dominant allele and one recessive gene of the condition is considered a carrier of the condition, while those with two dominant alleles will show the traits. A condition such as Luxating Patella may not have appeared among previous generations because it may be a recessive gene among earlier generations of Houston’s family. Houston has two dominant alleles, which caused the condition. Most of Houston’s relatives are carriers; this means they have both the dominant and the recessive part of the condition in their genes.
Inbreeding has its perks, especially when you want to maintain a particular trait in a dog. But it also has its disadvantages; one is the inheritance of genetic conditions. Looking at Houston’s family pedigree, a lot of inbreeding occurred in the second and third generations. During this period, many of the offspring’s such as Houston’s mother or father, inherited dominant genes from their parents. Breeding dogs of close relations maintain a particularly positive trait, but it can also lead to the inheritance of genes conditions such as Laxating Patella. Most of Houston’s previous keen did not show any signs of Laxating Patella because they had the recessive gene of the condition; hence they did not display symptoms of the disease. However, after regular interbreeding, future offspring may start to exhibit some genetic conditions.
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