SDCA Health and Genetics Committee
At the 2012 National Specialty, researchers from The Ohio State University (OSU) collected blood samples from 96 normal, healthy Deerhounds in order to establish what are called “reference intervals,” a range of normal results for a particular blood test.
Photo by Ashley Steffey Greyhounds with a high SDMA result do not necessarily have kidney disease. Anecdotal evidence indicates that Deerhounds might be the same.
New Osteosarcoma Project: We did it — $14,000 raised! The Health & Genetics Committee is very excited to announce a new (yet long-awaited) osteosarcoma project! In 2013, a group of researchers published an article entitled “Genome-wide analyses implicate 33 loci in heritable dog osteosarcoma, including regulatory variants near CDKN2A/B.” This article talks about osteosarcoma in […]
Deerhounds, like almost every other breed, have health conditions that are specific to their breed or body type. Here is an overview of what you should know about Deerhound health if you add a Deerhound to your family: Health Issues Anesthesia/Surgery/Trauma: Deerhounds as a breed can have several conditions that are specific to anesthesia, surgery, […]
Photo by Andrea Moulas There are many causes of Deerhound Neck. This article takes another look at cervical facet joint arthrosis.
Some Deerhounds have a problem with liver disease and/or a blood clot (thrombus; plural, thrombi) in the vein that carries blood from other abdominal organs to the liver, called the portal vein. A clot in the portal vein is like construction on a highway—it slows or even completely stops traffic (blood) from flowing into the […]
Thankfully, congenital heart disease is rare in Deerhounds, but it does occur.
Photo by Louise Laing John Dillberger, DVM, Ph.D., & Miranda Levin, ONB Reprinted from the January/February 2021 issue of The Claymore. Like everything else this year, our research was impacted by COVID. Many projects were delayed, but we did manage to make some progress on a few fronts.
Trimethoprim-sulfa antibiotics are widely used because they’re inexpensive, effective against all kinds of bacteria, and considered very safe. Unfortunately, they aren’t without side-effects. Deerhounds have more than their share of serious consequences from these drugs.