DNA Test For Cats

These articles detail the various DNA tests that are available to the cattery owner to help in their breeding program...

Titles marked with a red asterisk * are for PandEcats.com members only.

• CPC Designation - Let's be Accurate
  Now that there is a DNA test to determine the pointed gene, it is possible for cat registries to institute a registration numbering system to reflect whether a non-pointed cat actually has the pointed gene.
  
  September 2006


• DNA Blood Type Test
  UC Davis has developed a diagnostic DNA test to determine the blood types of cats.
  
  January 2007


• DNA Test For Dilute Gene
  The Veterinary Genetics Laboratory at the University of California, Davis adds a test for the dilute gene to their increasing list of DNA tests available to cat breeders.
  
  May 2007


• DNA Test for HCM in Maine Coons
  The DNA test for the HCM gene in Maine Coons is now available - Good News for all breeds!
  
  January 2006


• * Eliminating The PK Deficiency Gene From Your Breeding Program
  There is a simple DNA test available to determine if a cat has the PK Deficiency gene. This article explains in detail how after testing, a carefully planned program can be implemented to eliminate the PK Deficiency gene from all breeding cats within just a generation or two.
  
  June 2014


• * Paternity Testing
  With advances in recent years in DNA testing, a breeder can now have kittens tested to verify parentage.
  
  January 2020


• Persian HCM Fund Established
  The WINN Feline Foundation has established a fund specifically to investigate Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) in Persian cats & to find a DNA test to detect the disease . . .
  
  August 2013


• PKD Genetic Test Available!
  The eagerly anticipated genetic test for PKD is now available at the University of California, Davis.
  
  January 2005


• Rapid Rabies Test
  A new test can detect the presence of rabies in an animal saliva sample within 30 minutes, providing vital information much sooner than traditional testing methods.
  
  February 2009