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Protocol Dragonfly

Here is an overview of our protocol that we decided to respect the health of our breeders and their progeny.

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HCM screening with ultrasound

Here are two examples of screening age to what is done

First test : 1 year First test : 18 month
Second test : 2 years Second test : 3 years
Third test : 4 years Third test : 5 years
Fourth test : 6 years Fourth test : 7 years


We perform our tests with Dr. Christoph Amberger. We follow the recommendations made "cat by cat" and we adapt, if necessary, our protocol for each cat.

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HCM by DNA testing

We only select breeding healthy (or healthy parents) to transfer MyBCP3 (known HCM1).Since some time we also test our breeding cat for SMA.

The tests are performed in these two cases :

  • A cat who was not born at home
  • A cat born at home but whose parents are not tested

The tests are not done in this case :

  • A cat born in the house of both parents tested negative

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PKD ultrasound screening

All our cats are tested for PKD at the same time as the HCM test by following these steps :

First HCM test : 1 year First HCM test : 18 month
Test PKD : 2 years Test PKD : 18 month

We perform our tests by Dr. Val Schmid moves once a week at the office of Dr. Christoph Amberger. We follow the recommendations made "case by case basis" and we adapt, if necessary, our protocol for each breeding.

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Fiv - Felv testing

All our cats are tested FIV - FeLV and vaccinated FeLV (leukemia)

The testing is done in two ways:

The cat was born at home : before the first FIv vaccine
The cat was not born at home : during the isolation period

The kittens are all detected negative before their departure. This vaccine has prompted reactions from pangs of young kittens we do not have the vaccine on cats under 6 months. We recommend it only if your cat can have contact with potentially infected congénaires (stray cat).

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All the tests are sent systematically to the owners of our kittens.