Most interesting cross-breed you have seen...

Re: Most interesting cross-breed you have seen...

MeeraM — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:16:59 GMT

The result of mating two non-compatible animals may result in live offspring but, due to chromosome pairing problems/misnumbering, these animals cannot reproduce.

This is partly because during meiosis, the chromosomes cannot equally divide to give potentially functional haploids. Very occasionally, a haploid containing enough genetic material is formed - but this is a rare chance event.

Re: Most interesting cross-breed you have seen...

Amie Glaves — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:18:02 GMT

[quote user="Michael Woodhouse"]

[quote user="Kirsten Simpson"]I did some research later on (ahem, I meant googled) and found that apparently it's impossible for dogs to mate successfully with Foxes as they have completely different amounts of chromosomes! [/quote]

You are mistaken, it would be quite possible for them to mate, but impossible for them to breed!

My weird crossbread was Lab mum, Patterdale dad!

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I thought things would only produce viable offspring if there was only 1 number of chromosomes difference. That way it's the sex chromosomes that don't line up making them sterile?

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong!

Re: Most interesting cross-breed you have seen...

Charlotte Marshall — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:05:51 GMT

Today I have seen a Jack russel cross shar pei. It does have a slight shar pei look about the face and the body length is that of a shar pei but it has the short legs from it's jack russel mum and luckily for him seems to have her skin type.

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Wren — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:00:03 GMT

Snap! I was asked to look at my mother-in-law's tiny 12yo Staffie bitch late one evening as it has a vaginal discharge. I confidently diagnosed a pyo and made arrangements to see it/spey it in the morning.

By 7am the next morning it had had (completely unassissted) the most enormous single puppy who must have been sired by their GSD guard dog (the only male dog on the farm). The pup grew to be huge, ugly and a very unattractive shade of brindle. We have jokingly always called it the 'council estate dog'...

Re: Most interesting cross-breed you have seen...

Louise6732 — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:18:29 GMT

I recently saw a Dog de Bordeaux X Basset Hound pup. The mother was the DdB!!! It was an accident and sadly mum died after giving birth to 15 pups.

The poor pup I saw had Basset legs, holding up an already massive DdB body and head. I think it might be even more unfortunate than a plain old Basset!

Re: Most interesting cross-breed you have seen...

Ian Mostyn — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:03:37 GMT

Our surgery number is similar to a doctor's in the next town. When I was still doing OOH work I had two phone calls from a man who was very insistent I call him an ambulance for his pregnant wife. Despite the fact that the answerphone clearly states we are a vets, as did the way I answered the phone TWICE, it was very hard to make him calm down and dial 999. Another phone call to a colleague of mine at 2am asking who it was this man had rung. Turns out he was looking through his phone bill, didn't recognise the number and thought his wife / partner was having an affair. I guess we didn't charge him enough if he didn't remember the OOH call-out!

The strangest "crossbreeds" I have seen are a red African Grey (the clue is in the name) and the orange Green Iguana. The owners had paid extra for these rare varieties only to be told they were ill and would either go back to normal colour or die

Ian

Re: Most interesting cross-breed you have seen...

Jacquin Mitchell — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:05:51 GMT

Reminds me of an OOH telephone call I got once.

It began 'My wife was feeding squirrels in the park, and one bit her and now she is pregnant!'

There was a significant pause as I tried to work out just how stupid/ mad/ drunk the guy on the phone was...

Jacq

Re: Most interesting cross-breed you have seen...

Vikki Halliday LLB — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:34:36 GMT

[quote user="Charlotte Marshall"]

I did a caesar on a standard sized SBT once for a large single pup who's dad was the owners GSD. It was a slightly strange looking animal as it got a bit older!

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What did they "call" it,,, A German Bull Terrier, a Staffordshire Shepherd, or was mongrel ever mentioned?

Re: Most interesting cross-breed you have seen...

Charlotte Marshall — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:30:03 GMT

I did a caesar on a standard sized SBT once for a large single pup who's dad was the owners GSD. It was a slightly strange looking animal as it got a bit older!

Re: Most interesting cross-breed you have seen...

pjmontgo — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:14:27 GMT

We have a client who is convinced that her cat is half fox and half cat. she is one of those mad ladies who will spend all day talking to poor souls in the waiting room telling them all about her cats.

Re: Most interesting cross-breed you have seen...

Michael Woodhouse — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:45:53 GMT

You are mistaken, it would be quite possible for them to mate, but impossible for them to breed!

My weird crossbread was Lab mum, Patterdale dad!

Re: Most interesting cross-breed you have seen...

Martin Atkinson — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:28:29 GMT

I had a client who insisted his Husky/Spitz looking pup was the product of a mating between a dog and a wolf.

Re: Most interesting cross-breed you have seen...

Vikki Halliday LLB — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:10:56 GMT

I did once have a client who was insistent that her male rabbit had got her new femal guinea pig pregnant, and no amount of argument that this was not possible would dissuade her.

Apparently she said this was because the rabbit had never seen a female rabbit, and therefore didn't know any better................