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16-07-2008, 02:45 AM

Breed Health - What conditions are common in your breed ?

[ Admin, please move to a different area of the forum if this section is`nt appropriate ]

Hoping for lots of help here


As a way of dipping a toe in the water to see if an idea I have touched upon in another thread might be viable to submit to Admin, I need your help, many hands make light work and all that

For the purposes of this thread :

Please list :

all known hereditary ailments in your breed, [ recognised and unrecognised breeds and from any part of the world ],

indicate which already have a test available for them to show whether a dog is a carrier, affected, or clear as a pre-mating test

and/or puppy tests plus tests frequency where monitoring is advised over a period of time while a pup grows into adulthood,

also breeds for which hip and/or elbow scores are recommended, [ and / or considered necessary within any Breed Councils ethics ],

and also if there is research on-going that you know of aiming at developing DNA tests for any conditions in your breed for which owners are invited to get involved.


In order to keep it easy to read, if someone else in your breed has already posted, please only add additional conditions for that breed if any have been missed out rather than re-submit the whole list again with the additions, I am hoping there will be lots of response and will be aiming to draw up an `All Breeds Easy Reference Health FAQ` from any info posted, partly to use toward a proposal to admin for a `test results area` but also as a health specific breeds supplement to compliment the Dogsey Breed Notes if I can do a good enough compilation from this thread for Admin to also consider for that purpose.

All help offered in compiling would be gratefully accepted, and there are bound to be many breeds which should be included but are not owned by Dogsey members so research will be needed for those, so if I can get this flying it will be a big job

Please don`t use this as a discussion or debate thread, if any conditions spark conversation it would be really helpful to start a new thread specific to that condition, perhaps in the section appropriate to any breed concerned

Thank you in advance for any submissions to this thread, let`s see Dogsey lead the way yet again in trying to benefit all breeds of dogs everywhere by putting together the most comprehensive easy reference list of breeds` health status on the net

[ Please start your posts with the breed name at the top in Bold then list the conditions and tests etc ]
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16-07-2008, 07:29 PM
English Springer Spaniel


Required yearly health tests

CPRA, GPRA, MRD - eye test

Required once only health tests

Fucocidosis - pre mate DNA test available

Recommended health tests

GPRA Cord-1 - pre mate DNA test available

Hip Score - breed average 14

Also under investigation


Glaucoma (gonioscopy) once only test
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16-07-2008, 09:05 PM
Think the only problem that could be said to be common in the Elkhound are sebaceous cysts, and that is not very common but does effect those individuals with oily coats and if the animal gets one then they are likely to get more.

We do have the breed hip scored but the average is below 14 and we do eye test for GPRA and the breed is on the B list for MRD however it is a rare occurrence when a case is found.

The breed club has a very active and supportive attitude to the occurrence of any problem that may or could be considered hereditary.
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16-07-2008, 10:04 PM
Sorry but this will be long.

GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG



Alopecia : Congenital focal alopecia areata with areas of dark pigmentation.
Aortic stenosis: Fibrous ring develops below aortic valve. Signs and heart murmur may progress or remain static.
Calcinosis circumscripta : A disease in which there is deposition of calcium salts in soft tissues as aggregates of amorphous/granular material.
Cataract : Defective eyesight due to opacity of lens.
Cauda equina syndrome : Low-back pain, saddle anesthesia, bilateral sciatica, then motor weakness of the lower extremities or chronic paraplegia and, bladder dysfunction.
Cutaneous vasculopathy : Footpad swelling/depigmentation: necrosis of basal cells in depigmented lesions, nodular dermatitis; pyrexia, lethargy, ulceration of extremities.
Degenerative myelopathy : Slow progressive posterior paresis from 5 years of age. Diffuse myelopathy of spinal cord.
Dilated cardiomyopathy : Ventricular arrhythmias of suspected right ventricular (RV) origin, syncope, and heart failure. Cardiomyopathy with fatty degeneration.
Ectodermal dysplasia : Symmetrical areas of hairlessness; missing and misshapen teeth. No hair follicles, adnexal structures, or eccrine glands in affected areas.
Elbow dysplasia : Swollen painful elbows and lameness. Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD), United anconeal process, Ununited (or fragmented) coronoid process.
Epilepsy : Intermittent seizures, not always hereditary can be caused by brain injury, there are known lines which carry this.
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency : Chronic inadequate digestion: voluminous foul smelling faeces. Inflammation of pancreas.
Gastric dilatation/ volvulus : Gastric displacement and delayed gastric emptying lead to vomiting, distended and painful abdomen, shock.
Giant Axonal Neuropathy : Posterior paresis and ataxia by 15 months. Large axonal swellings, neurofilaments in CNS and PNS.
Haemophilia A : X-linked blood clotting disorder
Haemophilia B : X-linked blood clotting disorder.
Hereditary ventricular tachycardia : Ventricular arrhythmias (premature ventricular contraction, ventricular tachycardia) esp. during REM sleep and sudden death.
Hip dysplasia : Lameness in hind legs and gait problems.
Hyperparathyroidism and renal cortical hypoplasia (juvenile) : Stunted growth, muscular weakness, and polydipsia/polyuria.
IgA deficiency - inflammatory enteropathy : Small intestinal disease of adult onset: chronic diarrhoea. Low serum IgA
Laryngeal paralysis : Exercise intolerance, respiratory problems, gagging, coughing and loss of voice.
Masticatory muscle myositis : Immune mediated muscle disease causes severe jaw muscular atrophy, preventing jaw opening more than a centimetres.
Mitral (left atrio-ventricular) valve defects : Left atrio-ventricular valve defects and heart murmur in adults.
Mucopolysaccharidosis VII (Sly syndrome) : Beta-glucuronidase deficiency: weakness and neurological and skeletal signs from 8 weeks.
Neoplasia - haemangioma & haemangiosarcoma : Excess of haemangioma and haemangio sarcoma.
Pannus : Inflammation of the surface of the eye.
Panosteitis : Inflammatory bone disease causing lameness in rapidly growing dogs of 6-18 months. The disease appears to be aggravated by excessive physical activity.
Patent ductus arteriosus ; Blood shunting of variable severity depending on extent of vessel patency.
Persistent right aortic arch : Aortic arch abnormally producing an encircling ring around trachea and oesophagus.clinical sigs of regurgitation, aspiration pneumonia and failure to thrive due to oesophageal compression.
Pituitary dwarfism (combined pituitary hormone deficiency) : Dwarfism. Depressed or zero circulating growth hormone and IGF-1.
Platelet mediated bleeding disorder : Clotting disorder. Washed platelets show twice normal clotting times
Progressive Retinal Atrophy : Loss of night vision progressing slowly to total blindness.
Pyoderma (skin infections) : Recurrent deep skin infections especially of rear and lower flanks
Renal cystadenocarcinoma and nodular dermatofibrosis : Firm collagenous nodules in the skin and subcutis with bilateral multifocal tumors in kidneys
Spinal muscular atrophy : Progressive generalised weakness and forelimb deformities.
Subaortic stenosis : Fibrous ring develops below aortic valve
Systemic lupus erythematosis : Febrile polyarthritis, wasting, signs of renal disease, cutaneous lesions
Tricuspid (right atrio-ventricular) valve dysplasia : Thickened tricuspid valve leaflets with fenestrations and attached papilliary muscles, regurgitant blood flow.
Type 1 von Willebrand disease : Blood clotting disorder.
Ventricular arrythmias : Abnormalities in heart beat.

The only tests the KC recommend are Hip scoring, elbow scoring, eye testing.

Current research;
Renal Dysplasia contact Videx GSD
Haemangiosarcoma Cambridge Veterinary Dept, Cambridge University have your vet contact Dr David Sargon for form to submit bloods for dogs being treated with this.
Dwarfism (Hypothpituitarism) http://www.accdata.co.uk/dwarfism
Haemolytic anaemia, Hypothyroidism, Addison's disease; Thrombocytopenia; SLE; Polyarthritis; Pemphigus; EPI and other auto immune diseases get your vet to contact jo@cimda.fsnet.co.uk
the Breed Council collect health related data to include on their database contact John Allinson
Urine samples from dogs suffering from DM get your vet to contact Dr Brian Catchpole at the Royal Vet college
Haemophilia A all males should be blood tested contact Animal Health Trust
Atopic Dermatitis (Atopy) get vet to contact University of Glasgow Veterinary School or AHT.
OCD/HD/ED If you have an animal suffering from any of these conditions further details of the research can be obtained by your vet contacting Royal Veterinary College or University of Liverpool
Elbow Dysplasia, Hip Dysplasia, Cruciate Disease, Inflammatory Polyarthritis, Anal Furunculosis, Lymphoma, EPI, Hypoadrenocorticism, Diabetes Mellitus, Atopic Dermatitis, Obesity, Gastric Dilatation, Hypothyroidism, Mast Cell Tumours, Soft Tissue Sarcomas, Gastric Carcinoma, Pyoderma, Cataracts, Melanoma, Otitis, Haemangiosarcoma, Lymphosarcoma, Pancreatitis, Patellar Luxation, Syringomyelia, Mitral Valve Disease, Canine Epilepsy. ; FURTHER INFO: If you are a veterinary practitioner or researcher who is in a position to contribute blood samples from animals suffering from one of these diseases and/or healthy controls, or you represent a breed club with an interest in helping to collect samples, please contact Wendy Hallows at Whallows@liverpool.ac.uk to obtain the relevant criteria sheet.
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16-07-2008, 10:18 PM
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Required Once Only
DNA Tested For L2 HGA
DNA Tested For HC

Yearly Tests
Eye Screened For PHPV & PPSC
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16-07-2008, 11:06 PM
Is this from personal experience of dogs we have owned:

Lab: ear infection and ear mites
Springers x 2- AGES 6 and 9 nothing at all apart from dying at 9 of Lymphoma
X - breed, Nothing
Parents Cavaliers- Dry eye x 2 for life, ingrown hairs, dislocated disc in back to be fair always at vets with them.
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17-07-2008, 10:32 AM
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plasmoma. Similar to pannus but involving third eyelid not the cornea.
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22-08-2008, 04:14 PM
Lots more submissions are needed guys - please help, even if you only know of one health issue known to your breed - or indeed have a breed considered to have no specific issues.

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22-08-2008, 05:09 PM
Akita.


Canine herpesvirus, a strain of the Herpes virus that happens to affect canines
Gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV), a condition associated with bloat
Pemphigus, which causes the autoimmune system to attack the dog's skin (leading to pustules)
Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA), an adult-onset condition which gradual degeneration in the eye cells (i.e. rods & cones)
Sebaceous adenitis, an autoimmune condition which attacks and destroys the dog's sebaceous glands
Canine Hip Dysplasia
Hypothyroidism
Hyperkalaemia As a breed, Akitas have abnormally high blood potassium concentrations compared to other breeds.
Heart size As a breed, Akitas have an unusually small heart for their size. A number of Akitas have died while being operated, due to the use of a normal dose of general anaesthetic for a canine of that size, a dose which ultimately proved excessive and fatal to the Akita. For that reason, to avoid anaesthetic-induced death, only the bare minimum dose of general anaesthetic sufficient to produce anaesthesia should be used when an Akita requires general anaesthesia.

My Akita (7yr old bitch) has so far shown none these signs. But it's hard to think that she may suffer from one these one day.
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22-08-2008, 05:10 PM
Liver Shunt is a serious problem, but getting breeders to admit and co-operate is a totally different problem in the breed. Breeding stock can be tested for LS and found to be free of it, but go on to produce LS puppies. There is no known genetic test to date or one readily available to breeders.
The Yorkshire Terrier is the second most popular breed in America by AKC records, that opens the door to high volume, unethical breeders who breed for the dollar, genetic tests are the last thing on their mind.
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