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by Videx on 23 August 2010 - 11:08
INHERITED DISEASES IN DOGS
University of Cambridge
http://www.videxgsd.com/inherited_diseases_in_dogs.htm
by LilyDexter on 23 August 2010 - 12:08
Having a sick GSD is just no fun. I've posted many messages here about my poor sick female of excellent breeding who has suffered so far seizures, hip dysplasia, and severe food allergies.
She now has what looks like Anal furunculosis. She is only five years and we have struggled to keep her going this long & it has been heartbreaking all the way along, with more heartbreak to come & we don't know how long we have or what she will suffer next.
It shouldn't happen to a dog. I am so angry that she has had to go through this & that we have had to had this to cope with. We have spent over £5,000 on vet bills so far & her new meds will cost £300 a month. They will at best hold the sypmtoms at bay whilst inevitably creating side effects of their own.
Is this an isolated case? My last GSD broke my heart when he was struck down with CDRM at just 7yrs after struggling with immune related skin disease. The GSD before that suffered from HD for 12 years & that was very expensive too.
How much are the dogs & owners supposed to cope with? Does anyone care?
Everyone should look at this list. It's shocking.
Thanks for posting it
by vomlittlehaus on 23 August 2010 - 15:08
by Kaffirdog on 23 August 2010 - 15:08
Margaret N-J
by starrchar on 23 August 2010 - 17:08
LilyDexter, What dog are you thinking about getting?
by Videx on 23 August 2010 - 18:08
by Videx on 23 August 2010 - 18:08
by jessiejames on 23 August 2010 - 19:08
by Abby Normal on 23 August 2010 - 19:08
Videx
On what exactly to you base your statement The GSD breed is one of the most healthy breeds in the UK and the rest of the World?
Just going through the list on the link you posted (though of course I didn't look at them all, but I wanted to check my 'instinct' that the GSD has one of the worst ranges of diseases) I did not actually find another breed with anywhere near the same number of defects as the GSD at something like 46. Even the Labrador was 35 - a numerically huge breed. Place that against the BSD at 4 and the border collie at 13 (also a numerically large breed). I wouldn't agree that it could be argued that the GSD is a healthy breed, and I don't think we should kid ourselves that it is.
I'm not convinced that the GSD 'breed' is particularly open either. Do the GSD breed have voluntary databases to log cases of say epilepsy for example? Would anyone be prepared to use it? Hip and Elbow scores are a different matter, as they are a matter for public record once submitted, but as we all know even then many breeders will not submit plates if they are anticipated to be poor, thus perverting the true picture of the hip status. I'm quite sure that this happens in other breeds too, so I am not saying this happens only with GSD breeders. It is said that no-one can divulge known health information about a dog until it is dead, and that doesn't seem to embody openness.
The BC breed on the other hand do appear to acknowledge problems immediately. There is a database where owners can and do register the results of Gonioscopy (sp) or 'Narrow Angle Glaucoma' which is a relatively recent defect that has appeared in the breed. They took this seriously, went public about it and took immediate action. There are many results logged there from very bad right through to good in a numerical range. That is what I regard as open, it is voluntary and it is there for all to see. Perhaps I am wrong and there is a database run by the GSDL or BC, but I believe that this is no longer the case. Perhaps you can offer examples to validate your statememnts?
I think you're right about one thing though, we shouldn't be sticking our heads in the sand.
by Abby Normal on 23 August 2010 - 22:08
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