Sentences with phrase «affected dogs often»

Affected dogs often have signs such as increased appetite, weight gain, dramatic increased thirst and urination, and in some cases a decrease in hearing and smell;

While drinking a lot of water is a sign of health problems, increased urination can be a real problem for you to live with since affected dogs often urinate inappropriately.

Affected dogs often show signs of neck injuries - from their collar, shock collars, tug of war or a fall.

Affected dogs often begin with night vision problems, progressing to loss of day vision and total blindness.

Affected dogs often also have megaesophagus.

Affected dogs often gain weight, and in some cases, the coat may become thin and brittle.

A test is now available to identify carriers of the disease.Although it is commonly referred to as «dwarf» dogs in the USA, it involves much more than short stature - in addition to stunted growth, affected dogs often exhibit misshapen limbs, shortened and bent long bones, enlarged joints, extended hind limbs flattening of the rib cage.

Affected dogs often are lethargic, anorexic, lose weight, or have swelling of the legs or face.

Defecating is uncomfortable, and affected dogs often squat and strain for prolonged periods of time while they try to relieve themselves.

Affected dogs often develop the disease at middle age (5 - 7 years of age) but some can develop it a bit younger.

Affected dogs often hold the eye tightly closed and blink uncontrollably (blepharospasm).

An affected dog often has littermates that are also affected.

Thus, an affected dog often has littermates that are also affected.

Not exact matches

Dogs that are affected once by pseudo pregnancy often are likely to be prone to future episodes.

«People often forget that for every flea spotted on a dog, there are at least 100 more in the carpet and pet bedding that will not be affected at all by a flea collar or drops,» she says.

Theobromine is the poison as it affects the central nervous system, as well as the heart of the dog, throwing their system into panic which often manifests in the form of epileptic seizures.»

Over working a young dog during its rapid growth period can often have adverse affects on hip and joint development.

Parvo most often strikes in pups between six and 20 weeks old, but older dogs are sometimes also affected if they have not been vaccinated.

A warm weather disease that primarily affects dogs confined to the outdoors in the summer and fall, fly strike is most often caused by the common stable fly, however, blackflies, deer flies, and houseflies can also bite.

The virus most often affects the lymph nodes, blood stream and small intestines of dogs.

Dogs often catch bacterial infections in the teeth that can affect their hearts, develops pinworms on their furs and several other bacterial infestations, affecting their skin.

This common disease which affects an estimated 1 in 5 dogs in the UK is mainly associated with older pets but can strike much earlier and often goes undiagnosed.

The digestive system is commonly taking the hit: low blood sugar level (hypoglycemia) is affecting most tiny dogs, so they must be fed very little very often.

Fortunately, the vision of affected dogs can often be restored to a normal state by surgically removing the abnormal lens and substituting an artificial lens in its place.

Dogs have often been treated with cisplatin by injecting the fluid right into the affected body cavity (intracavitary treatment).

Lymphoma commonly affects younger dogs and aggressive treatments can often be used to achieve remission.

We often think only humans can get food poisoning but dogs too can become affected by contaminated foods.

Not surprisingly, sleeplessness and insomnia are more often observed in older dogs, since they are most likely affected by all the conditions mentioned above.

If everyone shares, and if breeders quit throwing stones at each other, and if the scientific community revises its often accusatory stance on breeding from carriers or even from affected dogs, H.E.A.R.T proves it can be done.

Cone - Rod Dystrophy 1 - Progressive Retinal Atrophy (cord1 - PRA) is an inherited disease of the eye that affects the cone and rod cells that make up the dog's retina and often leading to blindness.

The defects appear to be linked to the dominant merle gene, since severely affected dogs are homozygous merles and often have excessive white in their coats.

(Affected dogs are also often deaf in one or both ears.)

If the condition is inherited this is often apparent in young dogs, but older dogs can be affected too.

TRD can affect dogs from all breeds and ages but is most often seen in middle - aged, large - breed dogs.

And some dogs are more fragile than others, which means that in a very unstructured environment, arbitrary changes that come about in their life can often times have adverse affects on them resulting in house soiling issues.

Dog's are most often commonly affected by diabetes mellitus.

As puppies, when they are teething, the ears are often rolled back or what is called «flying» they harden in the incorrect position which affects the dog's appearance.

Affected dogs will often react to several allergens.

Affecting small breed dogs most often, this congenital defect makes the heart work harder to push blood through the narrow opening.

Small dog breeds like Toy Poodles are affected most often, and unexpressed glands can become clogged or impacted.

Back problems affect dogs of all sizes but tend to affect larger dogs with longer spines more often than normal.

In some breeds, notably Doberman Pinschers, the disease is often an inherited one and Doberman Pinschers are one of the most common breeds of dogs to be affected with DCM.

Dogs that are affected with internal HSA often have an irregular heartbeat, and are likely to have intermittent episodes when their tumor will bleed, causing their gums and other mucous membranes to turn pale.

In dogs, the valves are often the first heart structures that are affected.

In temperate regions of the world, cutaneous reactive histiocytosis affects mainly young dogs, often Collies, Springer Spaniels, and Golden Retrievers.

The condition, which was first reported in the scientific press in 1997, is thought to affect around 60,000 dogs in Britain, «but owners often struggle to find out what is wrong with their pets as there is little literature available,» the Telegraph reported.

The breeds most often affected include the German Shepherd, Boxer, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Irish Setter, Dalmatian, Weimaraner, Great Pyrenees, Samoyed, Briard, Siberian Husky, Miniature Poodle, Standard Poodle, Bernese Mountain Dog, Kerry Blue Terrier, Golden Retriever, Wire Fox Terrier, American Eskimo Dog, Soft - Coated Wheaten Terrier and Pug.

Most often, an affected dog is diagnosed with edema or fluid in the abdominal cavity, a condition known as ascites.

Large - breed dogs are affected more often than small dogs; and dogs that are overweight are more likely to experience symptoms because of the extra strain placed on ligaments and joints.

Shi h Tzu dogs and terriers seem to get demodex injai more than other breeds and sedation may be required to collect a skin scraping considering the face is often affected most.