Diseases & Conditions

Re: Information please

oranges81 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:55:25 GMT

BEVOLASVEGAS:

FWIW, I would NEVER purchase a puppy from a breeder who bred a dog that was vWD affected.

I would never breed a dog that tested positive for vWD so no worries there.

Thanks for the links! Good thing I enjoy science otherwise this would be really boring. Lol

Re: Information please

BEVOLASVEGAS — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:40:49 GMT

Vet Gen does genetic testing for von Willebrand. I paid $140 when Bevo was tested last year. If your dog is affected with vWD, there is no treatment. If the dog is clinically affected with vWD, then you have to be careful with them. What could be a simple wound for a normal dog will not clot in a clinically affected dog.

FWIW, I would NEVER purchase a puppy from a breeder who bred a dog that was vWD affected.

Re: Information please

JackieG — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:11:00 GMT

http://www.jrt-research.com/Articles.html

This is a good place to start. www.terrier.com is another

Re: Information please

oranges81 — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:28:32 GMT

Thanks Jennie! I hadn't found those sites yet. Google just kept giving me BYB sites in my search. Lol

Re: Information please

jennie_c_d — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:18:59 GMT

vWD has a DNA test, that is under $200 per dog. If you're looking into breeding JRT, have you seen terrier.com? They have a nice list of things that make these dogs "bad", genetic issues, hunting info, etc. JRT can also carry a rare disorder called cerebellar ataxia, which they just recently found a genetic marker for (check out jrt-research.com).

Information please

oranges81 — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:13:03 GMT

I'm looking for information on these 4 diseases:

Hemophilia - Factor X Deficiency

Lens Luxation

Myasthenia Gravis

von Willebrands Disease

What tests can be done to test dogs for these? How bad are they? Can they be treated?

Basically I'm doing research on the JRT breed and am wanting to know about health testing for the breed. I'm seriously considering becoming a breeder and figured I may as well start now on the research.

Thanks!