Basepaws is giving away hundreds of FREE cat DNA tests to special cats willing to give a little fur to improve the lives of all felines, everywhere.

Update

Thank you for all those that participated. Please expect to receive instructions within the next few days. In the meantime, we are still looking for cats with select diseases or carriers for those diseases like Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) and Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). If you have such special cat, please reach out to us at cure@basepaws.com.

We just received funding to sequence hundreds of cats’ DNA for science. And now we need your help locating the special cats and kittens that will help us create the future of personalized therapies and products for cats. Millions of cats could benefit from your cat’s participation today.

What do I get?

We will send you our CatKit and will do all testing for FREE, plus you will become part of our ongoing work in feline health. Join other citizen scientists to help us end hereditary diseases in all cats through the power of genomics!

Does my cat qualify?

Is your cat a purebred? Does your cat have a really unique physical trait? Has your cat been diagnosed with a genetic disorder? Then we have a FREE GIFT for you – a Basepaws CatKit – the world’s most comprehensive hair-based DNA test for cats that’s as simple as brushing your cat.*

* Free CatKits are provided to the first 3-10 responders for each category. This page will be updated regularly and categories removed when we have enough representative cats.

Your cat qualifies if it falls into any of the following categories:

Breeds

Abyssinian

Aegean

American Bobtail

American Curl

American Shorthair

American Wirehair

Arabian Mau

Balinese

Bengal

Birman

Bombay

British Shorthair

Burmese

Chartreux

Chausie

Cheetoh

Colorpoint Shorthair

Cornish Rex

Cymric

Devon Rex

Donskoy

Dragon Li

Dwarf Cat

Egyptian Mau

European Shorthair

Exotic Shorthair

German Rex

Havana Brown

Highlander

Himalayan

Japanese Bobtail

Javanese

Korat

Kurilian Bobtail

LaPerm

Lykoi

Maine Coon

Manx

Munchkin

Napoleon

Nebelung

Norwegian Forest cat

Ocicat

Oriental Longhair

Oriental Shorthair

Persian (Modern)

Peterbald

Pixie-bob

Ragamuffin

Ragdoll

Russian Blue

Savannah

Scottish Fold

Selkirk Rex

Serengeti

Siamese

Siberian

Singapura

Snowshoe

Sokoke

Somali

Sphynx

Tonkinese

Toyger

Turkish Angora

Turkish Van

Ukrainian Levkoy

Traits

Albino

Folded ears

Polydactyly (extra toes)

Short curled whiskers

Short tail

White feet (color on legs and body)

Disorders

Acromegaly

Adrenal hyperplasia (11-beta hydroxylase deficiency)

Asthma

Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome

Blood group system AB

Brachycephaly

Cystinuria (type B or I-A)

Deficient acetaminophen glucuronidation

Dihydropyrimidinase deficiency

Factor XII deficiency

Gangliosidosis (GM1 or GM2)

Glaucoma 3, primary congenital

Glycogen storage disease IV

Haemophilia B

Hyperlipoproteinaemia

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Hypokalaemic periodic paralysis

Hypothyroidism

Hypotrichosis

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Leber congenital amaurosis (stationary night blindness)

Mannosidosis, alpha

Mucolipidosis II

Mucopolysaccharidosis (I, VI, or VII)

Multidrug resistance 1

Muscular dystrophy (Duchenne or limb-girdle)

Myotonia

Niemann-Pick disease, (type C1 or C2)

Polycystic kidney disease

Porphyria (acute or congenital)

Primary hyperoxaluria type II (Oxalosis II)

Pyruvate kinase deficiency of erythrocyte

Resistance/susceptibility to FIV

Retinal degeneration (II or fluoroquinolone-induced)

Rod-cone dysplasia

Spinal muscular atrophy

Vitamin D-deficiency rickets, type I

My cat qualifies!

Here’s how you can redeem your free cat DNA test if your cat qualifies:

Send an email to cure@basepaws.com.

In the email, tell us what specific category your cat falls into.

Attach appropriate documentation that your cat qualifies:

For breeds – A snapshot of your cat’s breed registration

For traits – A photo of your cat showing the trait

For disorders – A diagnosis from your veterinarian or a copy of a genetic test report



Can’t find your cat on this list?

Don’t worry, we know your cat’s special too. We can only provide free kits to qualifying cats, but you can use the discount code SPECIAL at checkout for $20 off your CatKit orders for the rest of July. Thanks for spreading the word!