As anthony mentioned DCM has a sudden onset so the typical cardio screen really just test for any structural abnormalities. Yearly holter monitoring is another screen and current research is trying to find a protein marker. 

Testing and banking thyroid info is perfect, but really we need to determine just what is normal for the neo and exactly how serious are any deviations from the norm. The neo community didn't have a good enough reputation to be included in the current research looking at normal values in giant breeds (i.e. the researchers want to be sure they will get enough samples to make the findings significant)

The joint screen are a big bag of worms, as #1 OFA and Penn Hip don't have many Neos to compare and #2 it is the belief of many (myself included) that DJD and OCD are caused by multiple influences making evaluation and elimination of the condition very difficult and frustrating. 

Which is why the health committee has not come out with a list yet, too much more research is needed, but we are working on it Good research takes time.

Cheers,

Robin

That is a great question Anthony, one we hope to answer when the heath committee does the health survey. My recommendation would be to do the total thyroid or the complete thyroid panel so that when we ask you have the results. 

The Neo was not included in the current thyroid studies because it did not have a good history with research projects. So submit your samples to the leish study as it is the 1st step!

Robin