Since all lines of a breed will sooner or later be mixed with each other, the genetic health problems are not yours or mine, but it is something we need to battle together. A way to do this is to work with health programmes. Did you know that PawPeds is working together with some breed clubs on Health Programmes in order to improve the genetic health of the cats? |
Do you know who Harrison Weir was? The man who arranged the first cat show in England, in Crystal Palace, London, 1871! He was also the one who wrote the first standards for the different varieties of cats. In 1889 he wrote a very interesting book about cats and the different breeds known at that time, Our Cats. In the history section of the PawAcademy we have published parts of this wonderful old book. |
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News2021-01-16: A new dog database has been started for the breed Bull Terrier. Please send in pedigree information and correction to the database maintainers! 2021-01-08: Today we have also added a database for the Savannah. Please send in pedigree information and corrections to the database maintainers! 2021-01-08: A new horse database has been started for Madagascar horses. Please send in pedigree information and corrections to the database maintainers! 2020-08-22: A new search system has been installed. When you search for cats in the pedigree databases you now have three choices: default, approximative, and substring. Default is the new, see the user guide for details on how it works. Approximative was the old standard search and substring also is the same as it used to be. If you liked the old one better you can select that as your choice in User Preferences. The number of cats that can be handled by complete inbreeding has been increased by 33 %. It is no longer possible to link to a pedigree with complete inbreeding. Old links will be directed to the normal pedigree page. The reason is to avoid unnecessary complete inbreeding calculations. In case you have problems finding what you were looking for, please send the search string and a link to the cat you expected to find to so we can work on improving the new search function. 2020-07-15: Today we have moved www.pawpeds.com to a new server with more memory. This should give better response in our Pedigree databases.We have also moved the databases for pedigree and health registration to a new server and newer versions of the software. Some maintainers with old accounts may not be able to login due to higher security requirements. Please contact for an update of your account if needed. 2020-02-11: As of this month PawPeds has a new specialist who evaluates X-rays within the health program against feline hip dysplasia. Elisabeth Ball is a veterinarian with a focused interest in radiology and works at the diagnostic imaging clinic at the University Animal Hospital in Uppsala, Sweden. 2020-01-18: A couple of days ago we added a new article in the PawAcademy bookshelf: Lorraine Shelton's The Pigment Parade. 2020-01-05: You can now download files with all HCM and HD health results we have for a breed at the page Health data Download in the Health Programmes section. 2018-05-24: A few words on GDPR from PawPeds can be found here. 2018-04-15: A new rabbit database has been started for the breed Svensk pälskanin. Please send in corrections and pedigree information to the database maintainers! 2018-01-06: A new cat database has been started for the breed Tennessee Rex. Please send in corrections and pedigree information to the database maintainer! 2017-11-19: This time we have added a database with a French rabbit. The breed is called Lapin-chèvre. If you can contribute with information please contact the database maintainers! 2017-11-18: A new dog database has been started for the breed Miniature American Shepherd. Please send in corrections and pedigree information to the database maintainers! 2017-10-24: PawPeds courses celebrate 10th Anniversary. 2017-02-19: A new HCM specialist has been added to the health programme, Antje Trogisch-Hause in Germany. 2017-01-29: A new cat database has been started for the breed Toyger. Please send in corrections and pedigree information to the database maintainer! 2016-07-14: A new HCM specialist has been added to the health programme, Tanja Niederhagen in Germany. 2016-06-29: A new HCM specialist has been added to the health programme, Alexander Hüttig in Germany. 2015-12-31: The price for the HD evaluation is now the same, regardless if you test one or more cats at the same time. Note that there is still a slight difference in price/evaluation depending on payment method. Updated forms are available for download under Health programmes->Forms. 2015-12-25: We are starting a beta test of our new pedigree display program. Our main focus has been better support for mobile devices. You can find some information about new features in this version and how to give us feedback here. Go to beta version. 2015-12-23: In the coming days we will move to a new server, which can lead to temporary disruption of access to our services. So if you can not access our services try again a little later. 2015-12-22: A new HCM specialist has been added to the health programme, Anja Reczko in Germany. 2015-10-19: A new HCM specialist has been added to the health programme, Thibault Ribas in France. 2015-08-18: Julia Simak in Hong Kong have been added to the list of HCM specialists within the health programme. 2015-08-06: Tobias Wagner in Germany have been added to the list of HCM specialists within the health programme. 2015-08-05: A new HCM specialist has been added to the health programme, Richard Woolley in Australia. Peter Holler has moved from Germany and is now located in Hong Kong for HCM screenings. 2015-08-02: A new cat database has been started for the breed Chartreux. Please send in corrections and pedigree information to the database maintainers! 2015-07-30: A new HCM specialist has been added to the health programme, Niek Beijerink in Australia. 2015-07-27: New HCM specialists have been added to the health programme; Rita Singh in Australia, Cristina Carnabuci in Italy, and Katrin Baldauf in Germany. 2015-07-26: A new cat database has been started for the breed Don Spynx. Please send in corrections and pedigree information to the database maintainer! |