FAST FACT:

A survey published in 2014 by The Kennel Club (UK)
lists kidney failure as the 4th leading cause of death
among 5,663 dogs from 179 breeds. The age of onset
from this survey was 7-13 years of age, with a median
age of 10 years. The proportion of dogs that died from
kidney failure in this survey was 4.22%. This is consistent
with our findings from the RD testing and many dogs
will die too soon unless the DNA testing is used to
eliminate these mutations.

From our testing dogs in this age group dogs with
one or two copies of a RD mutation have a 3-5%
chance of developing kidney failure later in life.