Advancing the future of pet health

Basepaws collaborates with an amazing community of pet parents, veterinary professionals, and industry partners on groundbreaking research that supports the development of affordable, easy to use screening tools for the early recognition and treatment of disease.

An innovative pathway

Basepaws addresses key unmet needs in pet health by tapping into the experience, knowledge, and passion of pet parents, veterinarians, scientists, and pet health professionals. The quality of our research is strengthened by the diversity of data that we collect across our clinical and citizen science research programs. This approach results in a unique combination of genomic, oral microbiome, and health history data that informs the development and refinement of our pet health screening tools.

Citizen Science

We have a dedicated community of pet parents who fill out our health history survey and agree to have their pets’ samples included in our citizen science studies.

Read our latest survey results

Citizen Science “Plus”

Our science team conducts follow-up work with our active and loyal community of pet parents to match pet samples in our database with veterinary medical records that confirm diagnoses and health histories.

View our Citizen Science programs

"Basepaws continues to expand its one-of-a-kind genomic and oral microbiome database with the help of our dedicated research community. Together, we are pioneering new discoveries that will improve the health and well-being of pets everywhere."

Stefani Andrews, PhD

Scientific Knowledge Manager

Research Areas

Early detection to improve pet health outcomes

Basepaws research aims to understand the genetic and oral microbiome factors associated with a pet’s increased risk for disease. Our studies directly inform the development of at-home screening tools that detect signs of disease sooner and help pets get the individualized care they need. We focus on the following seven areas: Oral Health, Renal and Urinary Diseases, Gastrointestinal Diseases, Endocrine Diseases, Dermatological Diseases, Cancer, Longevity.

Explore Our Studies

Our Methods

Limitless capacity for new discoveries

Basepaws research is underpinned by cutting-edge technology that allows us to analyze complete genomes. This gives us the virtually limitless capacity to discover new variants and DNA regions associated with different diseases and traits.

Learn About NGS

Knowledge Base

Our research and reports

White Papers

• Canine Health & Trait Marker Test
• Feline Breed Analysis
• Feline Health Markers
• Feline Dental Health

Blog Highlights

• New Feline Health Research at Basepaws
• Basepaws Five-Star Scientific Evidence
• Basepaws Launches the Most Extensive DNA Test for Dogs

Other Products

Affordable, at-home pet health testing for every pet parent

Basepaws DNA tests are easy, safe, and quick. Simply swab and send, and we’ll do the rest; all reports are sent straight to your inbox.

[Oral Health Test for Cats

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• Dental disease risk
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• Health implications
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• At-home care recommendations](/content/products/cat-oral-health-test/index.html)

[Breed + Health Cat DNA Test

$159.00 $103.99
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• 21 breeds
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• 64 genetic health markers
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• 50 genetic trait markers
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• Oral Health report
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• Blood type](/content/products/basepaws-cat-dna-test/index.html)

[Whole Genome Sequencing

$499.00
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• Everything included in Breed + Health
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• 100% DNA decoded
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• Support from genetics specialists](/content/products/whole-genome-sequencing/index.html)