https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/26991/sphynx-cat-breeder-wants-to-know-what-tests-they-should-have Just spoken to someone I didn&#39;t recognise as a client who is planning to breed from his Sphynx queen and wanted to what tests she and the Tom should have before mating. I muttered something about FeLV as a standard test but he mentioned heart diseaseen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/197174?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 15 May 2018 08:39:38 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:34595af8-28be-42ea-9629-daca7a213bc9Julie Innes<p>Not sure about the heart issues, but the last sphinx kitten I saw (which of course belonged to a good friend and VN) died of FIP. Of course testing for FIP is not the easiest...</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/197165?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 14 May 2018 21:31:18 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:1d6f72c0-1b0c-4f7f-80cf-bc0843b36311Beats<p>Without expressing any knowledge or opinion:</p> <p><a target='_blank' href="http://www.laboklin.co.uk/laboklin/GeneticDiseases.jsp?speciesID=Sphynx&amp;catID=CatsGD">http://www.laboklin.co.uk/laboklin/GeneticDiseases.jsp?speciesID=Sphynx&amp;catID=CatsGD</a><a href="http://www.laboklin.co.uk/laboklin/GeneticDiseases.jsp?speciesID=Sphynx&amp;catID=CatsGD"></a></p> <p><a target='_blank' href="https://www.ufaw.org.uk/cats/sphynx---hereditary-myopathy">https://www.ufaw.org.uk/cats/sphynx---hereditary-myopathy</a></p> <p></p> <p></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/197163?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 14 May 2018 21:22:16 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:e162d460-60b9-4ea7-bc31-7e4809733d74Claudia Niehoegen<p>There is a voluntary screening scheme administered by Bristol Vet School and ISFM. It&rsquo;s an annual HCM echocardiography, according to my CertVC husband.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>