Dr. Michael Court was studying this rare condition in Deerhounds for many years until he retired in 2025.
If you have a Deerhound that experienced stress hyperthermia, please bank your dog’s DNA (cheek swab is fine) in our CHIC DNA Bank in case another researcher gets interested in this subject. Don’t forget to list stress hyperthermia on the accompanying health survey.
To learn more about the kinds of problems Deerhounds can have with anesthesia, see this article on anesthetizing Deerhounds.