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 Orthopedic Foundation for Animals Home Page http://www.offa.org/ |
 The American Veterinary Medical Association http://www.avma.org/ |
 International Society for Animal Genetics http://www.wisc.edu/ animalsci/isag/index.html The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals, Inc (OFA) http://www.prodogs.com //chn/ofa/index.htm PennHip method of diagnosing hip dysplasia http://www.canismajor. com/dog/pennhip1.html Sheltie von Willebrand? Disease Can Now Be Diagnosed by a DNA Test http://www.vetgen.com/ sheltvwd.html Canine Eye Registration Foundation (CERF) http://www.prodogs.com/ chn/cerf/index.htm Dermatomyositis http://www.netrover.com/ ~eyevet/voph-www.html Autoimmune diseases http://www.canismajor.com/ dog/autoimmn.html Canine Genetics & Dog Health Home Page http://www.teleport.com/~ gback/cghp.html#O Genetic Diseases http://www.canismajor.com/ dog/genetic1.html Breeding, Whelping & Rearing Puppies http://www.k9web.com/dog- faqs/medical/whelping.html Puppy Breath Whelping Guide http://www.rust.net/~shihtzu/ table.htm Canine Reproductive Services, Inc http://www.mindspring.com/ ~carver2/breeding.htm Canine Pregnancy Calendar http://www.rust.net/~shihtzu/ date.htm#preg The Canine Diversity Project http://users.neca.com/ szeder/bveth.html A1 VetQuest Veterinary Veterinarian Search Referral http://www.vin.com/ vetquest/vqpublic.html WEBDOCTOR http://www.primenet.com/ ~webdoc/ AltVetMed Table of Contents http://www.altvetmed.com/ toc.html Cornell Univ. AHN Info http://www.lairds.com/dogs/ products/CAHN.html Canine Lexicon http://www.lairds.com/dogs/ products/CLexicon.html AAHA Pet Care Library http://www.healthypet.com/ Library/index.html AltVetMed Table of Contents http://www.altvetmed.com/ toc.html CVMA Home Page http://www.upei.ca/~cvma/ HIP DISPLAYSIA - ThePenn Hip method of diagnosing http://www.canismajor.com/ dog/pennhip1.html HIP DISPLAYSIA - ThePenn Hip frequently asked questions http://www.canismajor.com/ dog/pennhpqa.html |
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| Submited by Nicole Starke Entropian is a painful and potentially blinding disease of the eye. One or both of the eyes can be affected. The skin of the eyelid and the eyelashes rub against the cornea (the front part of the eye) and conjunctiva (the mucous membrane that protects the eye). This rubbin can lead to excessive tearing, crusting of the eyelid, mucous discharge, irritation of the cornea, and impaired vision. Entropion frequently causes ocular pain and corneal disease. Left untreated and the rubbing continues severe eye infections or ulcers may develop on the cornea; in time, vision may be lost. CAUSES Entropion is an inherited conditionin many breeds, however their mode of inheritance is complex. No one particular gene controls the development of the eyelid conformation. Instead is a combination of genes (polygenic) that controls eyelid size and shape, depth of the orbit (eye socket), size and shape of the eyes, head conformation and amount of facial skin. All of thesae genes work in together to determine the relashionship of the eyelids to the eye. Consequently if an eyelid conformation defect is to be eliminated, only those dogs without entropion or ectropion must be bred. In many cases this may be difficult, as "abnormal" eyelids in some breeds maybe desirable breed standard. However because exaggerated facial conformation with loose skin and/or heavy facial folds often leads to eyelids that roll in or out predispose the animal to irritation, disconfort and poaaible vision loss, selecting away from these traits in all breeds is strongly encouraged. A responsible breeding program will choose animals for breeding with a more normal head conformation, so as to select away from these exaggerated facial features and the problems associated with them. SYMPTOMS Constant tearing of the eye Sagging skin around the eye the affected eye(s) may appear slightly smaller or have less form Inability to keep the eye open or look in certain directions without closing the eye Scratching or rubbing at the eye with the paws Redness and pain of the eye Sensitivity to light and wind TREATMENT As stated previously, if entropion is not treated it can severely damage the eye(s) and may result in total loss of vision. In cases where entropion is mild, treatment may not be necessary. Some dogues as growing pups may have mild entropion that disappears with maturuty. In mild cases the application of an antibacterial; ointment may be used to ward off infection and aid in lubrivating the eye. Tacking the eyelid with sutures may be also suggested by your vet which can "train" the lid to roll and remain in normal position. Depending upon the severity of the condition, surgery can be poerformed after the age of 4-6 months. Permanent treatment for entropion may require a corrective surgical procedure where small incision is made below the lid. A portion of skin and muscle is removed and when the two sides of the incision are then sutured, it will pull the border of the lid downward into a normal position. Scaring is rare as the incision is closed with tiny absorbable sutures. This surgery is cosmetic and after reconstructing the eyelid, the lids should look normal. The sutures are typically removed in 2 weeks. In breeds where heavy face folds accompany entropion, or in cases where surgery is necessary before a dog is fully mature, more than one surgical procedure may be required. Corrective measures may vary between different clinics therefore as long as the reults achieve the same results one is not necessarily recommended over the other. If your Dogue is of breeding quality it is striongly advised that you speak with your breeder prior to operating because dogs that require entropian correction surgery shpould not be shown or bred since the problem is considered inherited. For more information about this disorder, please ask your veterrnarian. |
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 Deafness in Dogs and Cats http://its2.ocs.lsu.edu/guests/ senate/public_html/deaf.htm |
 AKC Health Foundation http://www.akcchf.org/ new_pages/home.htm |
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DNA from the begining http://www.vector.cshl.org/ Dog genome project http://www.mendel.berkeley.edu/dog.html Human genome project http://www.bis.med.jhmi.edu/Dan/DOE/intro.html |
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| GRAPES AND RASINS - TOXIC TO DOGS (5/10/2002) Sent in by Stace Eakle, USBC RockenCash DDB Rescue Dear friends, The ASPCA-run Animal Poison Control Center is working hard to get the word out to people that raisins and grapes are both considered toxic to dogs now. This is a relatively recent revelation, one that is painfully close to my heart since I personally had a healthy, young 70-lb male Irish setter die of complete kidney failure within 24 hours of eating raisins (he ate a 14 oz box he snuck out of my grocery bag). I just got off the phone with them, providing them what data I could for their database and they were very grateful and were wonderful to work with. They asked me to do two things, which I ask your help with as well:
Please, bring this up with your classes. The control center is in the early stages of studying this and doesn't know WHY it happens, if it's specific to a certain amount of the food, if some breeds are more susceptible than others, etc. Kidney failure is the common result, and they have had the opportunity to study the specific kind and areas of renal failure in some of the victims. And Tom Johnson gives us this handy tip: As dogue owners, we all have our own little "tricks" which we've used to resolve minor mishaps, problems, etc. We thought it would be fun and information to share these tips with each other about keeping our dogues healthy and happy; and here's the place to do just that. |
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Adequan Canine http://www.luitpold.com Prevention's Symptom Solver Dogs and Cats http://www.penguinputnam.com |
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