New Cocker Spaniel Health Registry
We are pleased to announce that cooperation between the American Spaniel Club (ASC) and the Orthopedic Foundation For Animals (OFA) has filled an important need to start an American Spaniel Club Health Registry for our breed. Effective immediately we will now use the OFA Canine Health Information Center (CHIC) certification for our Cocker Health Registry! As soon as a cocker two years or older is evaluated by OFA for hips and by a CAER Ophthalmologist for cataracts, they will be eligible for a CHIC number! This will allow anyone to review the health testing information on any cocker and the health status of ALL relatives. The CHIC number is good for the life of the dog, certifying that necessary testing was completed on the animal after age two. Of course, we encourage yearly eye exams afterward, but the baseline information will be available for research and breeding information! Any additional tests such as annual eye exams, PRA testing elbows, or cardiac evaluations can also be recorded. If you have already submitted hips and CAER exams, you already have a CHIC number!
OFA Submission Instructions
July ASC National Clinic Discount Code: YK8A
The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals is offering a discounted registration fee for non-radiographic examinations performed at this July ASC National Health Clinic.
This handout contains instructions on how to register results at a discounted fee. Online CAER exams completed at this clinic will automatically receive the discount when submitted through OFA Online.
Conditions:
- Submit the results within thirty (30) days of the examination.
- Submissions must be electronic through OFA Online: https://online.ofa.org
- You must provide the discount code above when checking out in OFA Online.
Instructions:
- If you do not already have an OFA Online account, please follow the instructions there to create an account and verify that you may receive emails at the email address you provide.
- Within OFA Online, create an application providing information about your dog and examination details.
- Attach a scanned or photographed copy of the completed exam form. If submitting a photograph, make sure the entire document is visible, readable, and of good quality.
- Repeat steps 2 and 3 for any additional dogs you have examined. Then, use the Submit function and the discount code to check out.
HEALTH REGISTRY INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF CAER RESULTS
ON-LINE OPTION (no paper form)
1). Create an OFA online Account, following directions on the OFA site.
2). Make sure that you have a valid email account with OFA in your account.
3). Create a new application for EACH dog.
4). Choose On-Line Eye Event
5). Select the location of the Clinic from the OFA Calendar.
6). The doctor will complete the online form at the clinic
7). Select each dog you wish to submit
8). Discount will automatically be applied and results will be posted.
Notes: To obtain a CHIC number, your dog must be over TWO years of age and have:
1). Penn Hip or OFA hip Evaluation registered with OFA AND
2). ACVO, CAER Eye Exam registered with OFA
When submitting five or more dogs you automatically get a $5 discount per dog, but will not get the additional $5 discount from the code.
You may submit additional exams, at the same time, for any dog for the same $15 (discounted $10) submission fee. This could include any non-radiographic tests, such as Cardiac, Patella, Dentation, DNA, Thyroid, PRA, etc. So there is no additional fee for registering these tests with OFA if you submit them at the same time you submit your CAER results.
ASC Encourages you to have yearly CAER exams and submit them to OFA, even after you have been issued a CHIC number. Data from every subsequent CAER exam will be recorded by OFA, using either the paper, mail, or online process, and will be posted for each dog.
BY MAIL – You can still send the original copy of the paper exams to OFA for submission! If you send the originals, it is strongly recommended that you make copies of the originals. Send five or more together to get the discounted rate of $10 per dog. Submission by mail does not require you to establish an online OFA Account. OFA accepts checks or credit cards for mail submissions and complete instructions are on the back of the original CAER forms.
ASC FOUNDATION REBATE PROCESS:
ASC FOUNDATION is offering a REBATE of $5.00 per CAER OFA submission for the next two years. In January 2025 and 2026, you will be instructed to send in a list of dogs you had examined and posted to OFA. They will be verified and a check issued. Details to follow. Questions to AskTheFoundation@gmail.com
