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 Genetic disease is observed every day in practice

 Genetic counseling involves the treatment of mixed‐breed and purebred patients as well as prebreeding health evaluations.

 The veterinary team should be knowledgeable about breed‐specific genetic disorders, especially those that can cause issues with anesthesia, surgery, and drug treatment.

 Many breed‐validated disease‐causing genetic mutations occur at significant frequencies in breeds so that selection against them should be done in a systematic “breed and replace” manner so as not to affect the genetic diversity of the breed.

 The veterinary team should impress upon clients that purposefully bred dogs and cats should only be obtained from health‐conscious breeders who perform prebreeding health screening and genetic testing.