ORCHID Officially Registered Canine Health Information Database
Email: orchid@dogsaustralia.org.au
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ORCHID Officially Registered Canine Health Information Database
ORCHID is the Officially Registered Canine Health Information Database for Dogs Australia.
Dogs Australia is committed to improving the health of all dogs. The purpose of this web-site is to allow on-line recording of health information by health professionals and to make statistical information derived from that data publicly available. To encourage dog owners to provide information, the owners will be able to specify, for each test result, whether the result is public or private.
Dogs Australia members, i.e. members of any of the Dogs Australia state bodies such as Dogs QLD, Dogs NSW etc, can login with their person number and password. This is NOT the same as the member number. You can have your person number and password emailed to you by going to: https://dogsecom.ausn.com.au/ForgotPasswordNew.aspx.
For assistance, please visit the ORCHID Facebook page or email orchid@dogsaustralia.org.au or for technical assistance email Wild Systems: support@breedmate.com.
Members
Dogs Australia members can login with their person number and do the following for dogs they own:
Statistics
By recording health results over a number of years and plotting statistics like five year rolling breed averages we can determine the current health situation for any breed. We also calculate yearly averages so we can see if they are getting better or worse. ACES Breed Summaries Latest hip score statistics Latest hip score trends Latest spine score statistics Latest spine score trends.
Health Schemes
ORCHID supports these health schemes: CHED scheme (hips, elbows, spine), the ACES (eyes) adult and litter scheme and the Respiratory Function Grading (RFG) schemes.
CHED is the Canine Hip and Elbows Dysplasia scheme and is responsible for assessment of hips, elbows and spines. ORCHID started recording CHED results in Sep 2016. There are currently four CHED panellists.
Hip score statistics are automatically updated as new results are added by the radiologists on the panel. To see the latest statistics click here.
Dogs Australia members can login with their person number to view private results or view or download a PDF health certificate, for dogs they own.
More details are on the CHED home page.
Instructions for vets when taking x-rays for CHEDS can be found here.
ACES is the Australian Canine Eye Scheme. It is a national system of examination, certification and data reporting of abnormal eye conditions (both inherited and non- inherited) in all dog breeds. ACES reports on both adults and litters. ORCHID started recording ACES results in Nov 2018. There are currently over 26 ACES panellists. ACES is carried out Australia-wide by registered veterinary eye specialists to standards set by the Ophthalmology Chapter of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (ANZCVS). The Australian Canine Eye Scheme is administered by Dogs Australia.
More details are on the ACES home page.
RFG is the Respiratory Function Grading scheme. ORCHID started recording RFG results in Dec 2022. There are currently over 45 RFG panellists.
Dogs Australia (DA) has licensed the "Respiratory Function Grading" (RFG) scheme from the UK Kennel Club (KC). DA operates and administers the RFG Scheme supported by the University of Cambridge who have approved the assessment protocol for the scheme. The aim of the scheme is to detect the presence and severity of brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome using a clinical assessment and exercise tolerance test. There are details on the scheme at Cambridge University website and the Kennel Club website
More details are on the RFG home page.