This study solicited feedback from Deerhound breeders and owners in a search for answers and commonalities that could direct future research into etiology, diagnosis and treatment of neck pain in Scottish Deerhounds.
Author: inthering2013
An article that beautifully explains why health testing should not be used to eliminate dogs from the gene pool:
http://caninechronicle.com/current-articles/health-testing-education-or-elimination/
The SDCA has conducted two health surveys, the first in 1996 and the second in 2011. Both surveys were compiled by John Dillberger, DVM. Here are the results:
A helpful article from the Irish Wolfhound Club of America web site on how to deal with those messy tail injuries that just won’t heal:
Last year, we published a post on a promising new procedure, Percutaneous Transvenous Coil Embolization (PTCE) for the repair of liver shunts. The first scientific paper has come out on this procedure, and Dr. Cassie Lux, Assistant Professor of Surgery at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Tennessee, very generously wrote up for us how the procedure works:
As always, many, many thanks to all of the talented photographers who so graciously allow us to use their photos on this site.
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Below are 11 selected journal article abstracts on bloat/GDV, gleaned from the last few years of published articles, that might be of interest. Many, many thanks to Corinne Dulberg for compiling this.
The SDCA Health and Genetics Committee has expanded the list of labs whose results will qualify dogs for CHIC (Canine Health Information Center) numbers. Even if you don’t want to get CHIC numbers on your dogs, the list of labs below is a resource for anyone who wants to test their dogs for Factor VII deficiency or a liver shunt.
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by John E. Dillberger, DVM
Reprinted from the January/February 2012 Claymore.
In response to last month’s column, I received a note from Scottie Sterrett about the example I used to illustrate genetic testing. The point that she touched on is so important that I wanted to share her letter and my response with everyone. I hope this will stimulate further conversation about the issues that genetic testing raises for all of us.
Genetic tests, health tests, and how each might be used to make both healthcare and breeding decisions.
by John E. Dillberger, DVM
Reprinted from the November/December 2011 Claymore.