Basepaws Dog DNA Test: Comprehensive Breed, Trait, & Most Accurate Genetic Health Screening for Dogs - Reveal Over 300+ Breeds, 280+ Health Risks, and 30+ Traits

The whole process was super easy to figure out and when we got the results back, they were extremely thorough and easy to decipher. I accidentally sent one of my kits in before registering it and their customer service was top of the line. They were able to locate my kit and help me register it.

Update! I finally heard from customer service. Seems we had a snafu and my email went to their spam. I messaged on the app/website and that got a response, fyi. The response has been absolutely perfect. New test is on its way. Seems the package was lost by usps. Sigh. Other than the lost mail, both electronic and snail, the test was easy to use. Simple to prepare. Excited for results! 📊I adopted the oddest cat and believed he’s at least part Maine Coon. I was eager to see if I could find out with this test. I completed and mailed the kit back 12/22. It’s now over a month later, I’ve emailed 3 times now with not so much as a confirmation as to whether the test is there. Crickets. Im annoyed at the LACK OF CUSTOMER SERVICE, even though contact info is readily available on the website. Albeit only email.I wouldn’t buy this test again because of this issue. It wasn’t exactly cheap

I adopted a kitty from the rescue and thought it would be fun to see what breeds he was because he was starting to get longer hair in places. Well not only was finding out what breeds made up my kitty but also very informative how his health, I really loved reading all about his genetics.

I used BasePaws on my third cat. Previously had used Wisdom Panel. I was more satisfied with the results from BasePaws. Clearly presented and in a more user friendly format. A DNA test with a cat is iffy...too many breeds intermixed. But BasePaws did a great job of breaking that all down.My reason for 4 stars was the wait time. It was almost 6 weeks before I had any results.

As I read my cats results I saw the breed area. The main bred they classified my cat as was "Maine coon" (20.1 percent). That shocked me because my cat isn't even 8 lbs. She is short haired, no ear Tufts, small, non-muscular frame. She hates water. She is all white with a few black hairs on top of her head. Then I noticed this category called "Polycat" (not even a breed) with no defined breeds under it and said my cat was 21.22 percent this category. Um... I thought the reason people were doing these DNA tests was to find out what breeds their mixed cat was, not to just say the main breed is an unknown mixed breed with no characteristics about what that fake breed meant. Most people know their cats are a mixed breed and it's why they are having this test done. Why not call it unknown because that is basically what was done here.Since I actually did this test because my now 11 month old cat is having major health problems, it makes me not trust the results if they cannot even get the breed right. My now 11 month old kitten is having seizures, tremors, intension tremors, ataxia, vestibular issues, issues getting her claws stuck out, she struggles to walk after resting or sleeping and even push herself up, she has a head tilt, she goes to jump up and misses her mark jumping too short. She relies a lot on her claws by gripping the carpet to get around, but she walks and runs normally at times too. She has seen a neurologist who doesn't know what is wrong with her, but says Multifocal brain disease or vestibular disease are most likely based on her symptoms. Given she might also have kidney disease too, we didn't do an MRI or a spinal test because they cost thousands of dollars each and even the neurologist said they mights show her nothing or show her the symptoms of what is wrong without the actual cause and that most causes are likely incurable. How much life she has left is unknown, a seizure could take her any day (or kidney disease in a year), and she has short seizures almost daily that are not completely uncontrolled by the meds the neurologist put her on.I also have allergies to cats. My cat is white and doesn't bother me as much as some cats do (and I grew up with white cats who didn't eitherwho looked the same), so we decided to do the DNA test. At best result we would see a health marker that explains her issues, at worst we would at least know her hidden breed (since she is white) so we would know what cat to get in the future (when she passes) to know which cat might not bother my allergies.When I read the health report, I was amazed that there were actually like 7 conditions that were neurological in the report, however my cat didn't have any of the markers for them. I was excited reading the names because three of them were things I had found my cat might have when doing research based on the symptoms of the health conditions. So it's kind of disappointing my cat has neurological problems, but none of these came back as markers she has. Her condition could be infectious disease related though (even though the vet neuro tests all came back negative), so she could have other things going on to explain this beyond DNA tests.It also said she has genes for black fur, and that her coat is a gene that makes coats be faded or white (okay, anyone could get that just by looking at her or her picture, which I sent).The only oral health marker they noted her having was tooth resorption. She is too young to know if that will be a problem.The health issues she is noted to have is factor 12 deficiency, a blood clotting disorder. She had a surgery done no problems, so at least so far that doesn't seem to be a problem for her.I will take these results to my vet soon, but they don't explain anything she has going on, which is disappointing. The biggest disappointment though is not even trusting the breed results.Hopefully my baby passes before she has to struggle with any of these other painful conditions if these results are accurate. She shows no signs of being in pain to date even with the problems she has. She is very social and likes to be cuddled in blankets and sit in your lap. She likes to hunt and play. She walks and runs crazy and falls over all the time and gets her claws stuck in things, but she is our baby, she wants to be near us and play with us. She is also super smart. She isn't agile enough to do those word buttons, but when you say anyone's name, she knows who you mean by either going to their room or getting exited when you tell her that her favorite playmate is home. She knows words for "scratchy" (scratching post), mousie, food, play, treat, downstairs, and "go to bed". So even though her brain is failing her body, it isn't failing her intelligence. So she will be our cat as long as she isn't in pain or hasn't succumb to her unknown condition.So overall, this test didn't tell us health issues or breeds that make sense, which is disappointing. We didn't just do this test for fun, which seems to be the main thing people feel they get out of this by reading other comments.

I know going in that cat dna isn’t nearly as precise and studied as dog or human, but wanted to do it for fun. My husband and I rescued this dumped older kitten from his work and dude grew up huge and fluffier than we could have imagined. Everyone asked if he was part Maine coon so we decided to dna test him for fun. I did not provide a picture just in case there would be a bias and he came back with 80.72% of his dna markers being similar to a Maine coon! It also noted based on dna he was most likely long haired and carried a genetic trait that his coloring could be dilute. My vet got her own cats this product and we are excitedly waiting for results! It took 6 weeks from time they emailed confirming they extracted dna, in total 8 weeks since sending out. Customer service is awesome as well!

We've loved using this on our cats. (we've done the dog one too). All our pets are rescues and I was curious about their breed. However, we got much more than that! We learned about some important health issues we need to have on our radar and even got results that answered a question about one of our cats that our vet couldn't even figure out. People complain about the wait, but DNA sequencing takes time... all the tests (even for humans) require wait time. My results were always available within the predicted window. Highly recommend this for folks who are curious about their pet's background and want to be proactive with their health.

Review of Basepaws Dog DNA Test @ $109.00I was fortunate to get this on sale with a coupon for $89. We have used an Embark DNA kit before and this was cheaper on sale and provided more results. This one includes health screening, health risks and traits. I ordered as a Christmas gift; this is for the German Shepherd my daughter rescued. There was little background on him, and we hoped this might help know what to expect. Plus, we think he might have a tad bit of Husky in him. The sample gathering was not too bad even though he did not readily help. She got notified when they received the sample. She was told that the results would take 4-6 weeks. As it stands right now, I am giving this 5 stars. Should any hiccups develop, I will update the review.

I’ve seen these done for dogs and the results are amazing. However, when I got my cat done, it didn’t really divulge a lot of information (that I didn’t already know).I think if you’re looking for basic information with cats this is ‘just okay’ and I don’t think it’s worth the money, and didn’t meet up to the anticipation I had waiting for the results.