[neverdem]

I noticed this thread was switched to chat almost immediately. I had expected no further comments on this thread, let alone one that was intelligent and informative. Your comment was quite a surprise!

[vetvetdoug]

Never know what someone's been up to in their past. AMGEN came out with Epogen (erythropoetin) I think about 1983-4 and was one of the first little breakthroughs in fighting the genetic disease. Other breeds that show the cyclic neutropenia are beagles, boxers, and Australian shepherds. I diagnose it in a dog about once a year because I worked so closely with the disease in the past. I am sure this sperm donor had no idea that he was passing on the disease which was autosomal recessive in the dog and in the cases cited in the article only required the donor to pass on the genotypic disease.