Hello!
I'm looking for information (with bonus pictures if you have them!) of any sort of potential genetic deformities or conditions that you may have come across in a coyote you've hunted. Missing/impacted teeth, eye deformities, muscular problems/wasting, improperly placed or deformed organs, etc.
At this point in my life do not have much direct contact with wild coyotes. Outside of some research projects back in school as part of a livestock management series of classes and lectures and there was never a chance to closely examine a large number of coyotes for defects (not like I thought to look then). I figure the people who hunt them would be a great resource as you have a chance to see and examine a variety of coyotes up close (and you guys are WAY better at taking detail pictures lol) and the national spread of the forum would make for a great resource of coyotes observed across the country.
I'm curious on a personal level as I have a female coyote who resides in the house and lives alongside my dogs and my housemate has a rescue coydog (half shepherd, most likely bred intentionally by some exotics keeper) who also lives alongside her dogs.I'm hoping that maybe some of you can help with some research into possible future medical concerns.
The history on both of these animals is generally unknown. One was a rescue pulled from a shelter and the other captive bred (thank you weird exotics laws) who turned up in a rescue situation and is therefore unreleasable. For those who care, they're legal permits in order, etc. They're also vaccinated, wormed, do not run loose ever, and are properly contained.
There's simply not much compiled literature on the various genetic conditions in coyotes as there is on dogs and even wolfdogs (as they've been bred and inbred captivity so long there are generally solid lists of genetic conditions to be aware of). Since we do actually work these animals (The coydog trains in obedience, the coyote does some obedience work and also joins my dogs mushing in fromt of the sled all the winter) We'd like to have an idea of general idea of things that show up in coyotes to keep on standby for diagnostic reference down the line if there are any issues, especially since unlike a normal dog, the ability to run a variety of diagnostic tests isn't really an option the same way it is with a domestic dog. If we can compile a list of things that are easily screened for I'd love to be able to do blood draws on the pure when she turns two and I have her in to get her hips and elbows xrayed and get her spayed as the fewer times I have to put her under the better and it would be nice to do all the dramatic examinations and screening in one go.
My one request is that you refrain from telling me to kill my pet or from threatening to kill my pet, even in joking....it gets old fast.....seriously....not to mention it's creepy as this animal lives in my house not in some outdoor zoo enclosure...so the implication is that you want to to come into my house and shoot something which is extremely sketchy
Thanks in advance!
I'm looking for information (with bonus pictures if you have them!) of any sort of potential genetic deformities or conditions that you may have come across in a coyote you've hunted. Missing/impacted teeth, eye deformities, muscular problems/wasting, improperly placed or deformed organs, etc.
At this point in my life do not have much direct contact with wild coyotes. Outside of some research projects back in school as part of a livestock management series of classes and lectures and there was never a chance to closely examine a large number of coyotes for defects (not like I thought to look then). I figure the people who hunt them would be a great resource as you have a chance to see and examine a variety of coyotes up close (and you guys are WAY better at taking detail pictures lol) and the national spread of the forum would make for a great resource of coyotes observed across the country.
I'm curious on a personal level as I have a female coyote who resides in the house and lives alongside my dogs and my housemate has a rescue coydog (half shepherd, most likely bred intentionally by some exotics keeper) who also lives alongside her dogs.I'm hoping that maybe some of you can help with some research into possible future medical concerns.
The history on both of these animals is generally unknown. One was a rescue pulled from a shelter and the other captive bred (thank you weird exotics laws) who turned up in a rescue situation and is therefore unreleasable. For those who care, they're legal permits in order, etc. They're also vaccinated, wormed, do not run loose ever, and are properly contained.
There's simply not much compiled literature on the various genetic conditions in coyotes as there is on dogs and even wolfdogs (as they've been bred and inbred captivity so long there are generally solid lists of genetic conditions to be aware of). Since we do actually work these animals (The coydog trains in obedience, the coyote does some obedience work and also joins my dogs mushing in fromt of the sled all the winter) We'd like to have an idea of general idea of things that show up in coyotes to keep on standby for diagnostic reference down the line if there are any issues, especially since unlike a normal dog, the ability to run a variety of diagnostic tests isn't really an option the same way it is with a domestic dog. If we can compile a list of things that are easily screened for I'd love to be able to do blood draws on the pure when she turns two and I have her in to get her hips and elbows xrayed and get her spayed as the fewer times I have to put her under the better and it would be nice to do all the dramatic examinations and screening in one go.
My one request is that you refrain from telling me to kill my pet or from threatening to kill my pet, even in joking....it gets old fast.....seriously....not to mention it's creepy as this animal lives in my house not in some outdoor zoo enclosure...so the implication is that you want to to come into my house and shoot something which is extremely sketchy
Thanks in advance!
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