Catahoula Leopard Dog
Catahoula Cur, Louisiana Leopard Catahoula dog, Catahoulanleopardikoira
FCI Group
Not Recognized
AKC Group
Foundation Stock Service
TKC Group
Not Recognized
Country of Origin
US
Health Testing Requirements by Country
Test Relevances
Hyperuricosuria and Hyperuricemia (HUU)
Moderate Relevance
Tail length, Short
Some Relevance
Degenerative Myelopathy
No Evidence
Hyperuricosuria and Hyperuricemia (HUU)
Moderate Relevance
Tail length, Short
Some Relevance
Degenerative Myelopathy
No Evidence
Both clinically rare and of complex inheritance. Test is considered poorly correlated with risk for development of DM, and recommendations are to not use the test for breed-wide breeding strategies. While the SOD 1 variant may be commonly found across many breeds, there are few clinical cases observed and confirmed, and in many cases DM has never been observed in the breeds.
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