updated 10/01/08 |
This part of our site is dedicated to Health Matters. Mainly concentrating on mastiffs but some of the issues apply to other/all breeds of dog. Additional information concerning some aspects can be found under the MA Info / Links page. Some of the articles are Adobe.pdf files, if you need Adobe Reader click on the link at the right to download it for free.
Articles
HIP
DYSPLASIA IN DOGS
A guide for dog owners
by John Foster
BVSc, CertVOphthal, MROVS
CANINE HIP
DYSPLASIA
An interesting 7 parts of a document on canine hip
dysplasia, based on the US system - in depth and detailed.
Part_I - Part_II
- Part_III - Part_IV
- Part_V - Part_VI
- Part_VII
By John C. Cargill, MA MBA, MS &
Susan Thorpe-Vargas, MS
ELBOW
DYSPLASIA IN DOGS
A new scheme explained
by Matthew J Pead BVETMED, PHD, CERTCAO, MRCVS
& SueGuthrie BA, BVETMET, PHD, MRCVS
CRANIAL
CRUCIATE LIGAMENT
A guide to understanding it
by Barclay Slocum
DVM & Theresa Devine Slocum MS
CANINE
ACNE
by Mr R. D. Morris BSc BVetMed CertVD
MRCVS
CANINE
BLOAT
by Dr. John J.
Rutherford III, D.V.M.
CYSTINURIA
IN MASTIFFS
A problem that does occur in mastiffs. Here is a
link to some information on the MCOA website.
MCOA health page
Another useful site is: caninecystinuria.com
Officially
the MA recognises Cystinuria as a problem within the breed but to date
knows very little about it's origins, how widespread it may be (cystinuria
can lay undiscovered) or both the clinical affects and treatment. As
such the MA has asked the Mastiff Health Concerns Working Party to collate
any available data and initiate an investigation into the problem within
the Mastiff breed. If you have any information regarding cystinuria
in mastiffs please forward such data to the Mastiff
Concerns Working Party
(NOTE: This is not part of the MA - Please do not use this link for Mastiff Association contact. For the correct link to Elaine Knight, MA Secretary, click here
PYOMETRA
from an original
text by Jenny King
THE
WOBBLER SYNDROME
pamphlet produced
by the Southern California Surgical Group.
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