Sentences with phrase «if deafness»

If deafness is carried as a theoretical simple autosomal recessive gene (d), the breeding of two hearing carriers (Dd)(Table 1) will result, on average, in 25 % affected dogs (dd), 50 % hearing carriers (Dd), and 25 % free of the defect (DD).

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His chubby fingers were surprisingly dexterous as he signed the words, although he also spoke, as if what he was signing was bursting through the silence of his deafness.

31:7 — And when our verses are recited to him, he turns away arrogantly as if he had not heard them, as if there was in his ears deafness.

Man, I don't know if we will be able to have any more blessings, but I am going to make sure I work on my reserves JIC we do... & in the meantime, my body & health will benefit too because I KNOW I am deficient... which all started during my 2nd pregnancy w / sudden partial deafness & tinnitus... seemingly out of the blue, but now I suspect nothing is what I have been told all these years about my hearing loss & tinnitus either....

If bilirubin levels become extremely high, complications such as brain damage (kernicterus), cerebral palsy, and deafness can occur.

The French team and a British group that discovered the mouse gene both decided to see if the mutation — which hampers the production of a protein called myosin VIIA — might, as in the mice, explain inherited deafness without other sensory loss.

Even so, later onset deafness can occur at any age and GPs can arrange for a child to have a hearing test at any age if a parent or teacher has concerns.

If a woman catches rubella in pregnancy, there is a high risk that her child will suffer deafness and other problems.

Congenital hypothyroidism is a thyroid gland disorder that may lead to deafness or mental retardation if left undetected.

It was like this treat, this big fat 500 - page densely written treat, sitting on my desk, and I tell you once I started it I was in a transfixed and highly emotional state until I was done, and goddamn if I wasn't right: in that book, in all those beautiful, heartbreaking, inspiring, illuminating stories of families figuring out how to adjust their lives to (for example) Down Syndrome or deafness or intellectual disabilities, I found exactly what it was I wanted to do next, which is write a book about the ways that parents and children navigate each other.

If a dog or bitch produces offspring with the same serious defect detrimental to the animal's well - being, such as blindness, deafness, lameness or impairment of the vital functions, from two litters, the member owning that dog or bitch will refrain from further use of the animal for breeding and should consider spaying or neutering.

For dogs that love to get in the water to play and swim, the extra moisture in the ear can mean chronic ear infections that, if left untreated, result in deafness, balance issues, and constant pain.

If your puppy or dog has some degree of deafness, they can have some difficulty with training.

If you are considering adopting Australian Cattle Dog puppies, you should be concerned about progressive retinal atrophy, hip dysplasia and deafness.

While not all Border Collies will develop these issues, it is important for you to be aware of them if you are considering adding this breed to your home: Collie Eye Anomaly, Epilepsy, Hip Dysplasia, Various Drug Sensitivities, Deafness, Progressive Retinal Atrophy and Hypothyroidism.

Ear mite infections can be serious if left untreated resulting in damage to the ear canals and eardrums leaving deformity of the ears and possible deafness.

If you don't know the basics of inheritance in dogs, and the background of your dog how are you going to avoid deafness?

A small dog might grow tired of the chase, but if you have a sled dog or sighthound, the dog may develop a «selective deafness» and ignore any command until the sheep are taken down.

If you are buying a purebred puppy, ask the breeder for the results of health tests performed on both sire and dam and the puppy for heart and kidney issues, deafness, patellas, and primary lens luxation.

If there is unpigmented skin in the inner ear, the nerve endings atrophy and die off in the first few weeks of the puppy's life, resulting in deafness.

However, if breeders make efforts not to produce puppies with white on or close around the ears they can significantly reduce the frequency of deafness in the breed.

But if a breeder purposely selects for white heads with blue eyes, they are in effect, selecting for deafness.

If OES breeders only selected for all white headed dogs in their breeding program, they would ultimately produce dogs that have less and less dark areas, which is related to deafness.

Unfortunately, if the dog is born with deafness, it is irreversible at the moment.

These dogs are prone to congenital problems, especially if the color is in the eyes or ears sometimes resulting in blindness or deafness.

If your dog has any of the above symptoms, you may suspect deafness is the cause.

Miniature Schnauzers with uncropped ears are prone to ear infections and deafness later in life if the ears are not checked regularly or dried out after swimming.

If left untreated, the infection could possibly lead to permanent hearing loss or deafness.

A prominent breeder once said at a BTCA meeting about deafness «We all know deafness is bad, but if you want it, breed to it».

While a beautiful color, the merle gene can cause blindness and deafness if two parents carrying the merle gene are bred together, so merles should be bred only by very knowledgeable breeders who test for the merle gene and understand the genetics involved.

The BAER test can find out if a dog has unilateral deafness so a breeder can make a better breeding decision.

White Dobermans may indeed be fine pets, but they are no more valuable than colored Dobermans and may be less so if the white in Dobermans is connected to deafness or other health problems.

If a dog has hearing loss in just one ear while being able to hear completely in the other ear the type of deafness is known as being unilaterally whereas hearing loss in both ears, often complete hearing loss is bilaterally.

Blackish specks may indicate mites (can cause deafness if not treated), but is not an emergency.

Certainly if a horse is deaf, then breeding is not a good idea as deafness in this breed is a genetic problem.

This situation is quite different to other complex genetic diseases such as deafness in Dalmatians, where the degree of heritability is low and so eradication, if possible at all, would only occur after many generations.

If you contributed your dog's DNA to the University of Missouri's TT DNA bank, please remember to update your dog's health information if your dog is diagnosed with a possible heritable disease (for example, PRA or other eye disease, deafness, orthopedic disorders, AIHA, lymphoma, etc.) since the sample was submitteIf you contributed your dog's DNA to the University of Missouri's TT DNA bank, please remember to update your dog's health information if your dog is diagnosed with a possible heritable disease (for example, PRA or other eye disease, deafness, orthopedic disorders, AIHA, lymphoma, etc.) since the sample was submitteif your dog is diagnosed with a possible heritable disease (for example, PRA or other eye disease, deafness, orthopedic disorders, AIHA, lymphoma, etc.) since the sample was submitted.

Deafness is difficult to evaluate in both dogs and cats, especially if only one ear is involved or if there is only partial dDeafness is difficult to evaluate in both dogs and cats, especially if only one ear is involved or if there is only partial deafnessdeafness.

If you suspect that your pet has a hearing problem, consult your veterinarian so that he or she can determine what kind of deafness is involved and what can be done about it.

Like deafness, this is one of the conditions that is being selected against so if you buy from a very good breeder you may be able to find a dog without pink.

Another study published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2009 set out to discover if there was a link between increased deafness and the Silv gene.

Deafness will probably not be a problem if both parents are able to hear in both ears, and hip dysplasia is less likely to strike if both parents are certified free of the disease.

Be informed of and work diligently toward the elimination of hereditary health problems of the breed by refraining from breeding a dog or bitch if they have, in 2 litters to different partners, produced offspring with the same serious genetic defect, such as: blindness, deafness, PDA, lameness, or impairment of vital functions which prevent these offspring from living a normal, healthy life without major surgical or significant medical intervention.

If two dogs with the dominant merle genes bred together, there's a 25 % chance that the pups will have a double merle gene, which creates an extreme lightening of the coat and often deafness and eye defects.

Identifying the symptoms and signs of Deafness in dogs is the first step to knowing if your dog requires medical attention.

Although congenital deafness can not be reversed, a variety of medicines and surgical measures can be effective in countering the progression of an acquired condition that, if untreated, can lead to a total loss of hearing.

I mention deafness because it is not uncommon in older dogs and is something to keep in mind to have checked out if a dog was previously responsive and then starts seeming to ignore commands.

If more than one gene (recessive and / or dominant) is involved in producing the deafness, the possible combinations become much more complicated.

Deafness may be somewhat resolvable and temporary if an underlying cause can be treated.

The test assesses the brain's response to an auditory stimulus and can determine if the dog has partial, complete, unilateral or bilateral deafness.