Not exact matches
Deletion of Slc6a14 in male -LRB-- / y) or female -LRB-- / --RRB- mice, as documented
by genotype analysis of the
pups (Figure 1A), did not
affect viability.
If the breeder is very careful,
affected pups can be used wisely to prevent loss of quality, but still remove the
affected genes
by only breeding the
affected pups to known non-carrier relatives.
All the
pups were
affected by a strain of distemper — but because of their additional handicaps, Skyler and Pierce, the breeder decided, couldn't even be given away, and therefore should be put down.
These defects are generally stable, so if a
pup has functional vision, that will probably not change as it matures, unless
affected by another condition (see below).
Less severely
affected pups may be back to normal
by the age of 3 - 4 months, although most dogs who survive shaking puppy syndrome will have mild hind limb tremors lifelong.
A
pup» s heart can be
affected by parvovirus.
Eradicating the underlying cause and enforcing restricted activity may be enough to reverse the damage caused
by spondylitis; however, severely
affected pups may require myelography, a radiographic technique that's often used to locate the
affected vertebrae.
A significant decrease in litter size occurred if one of two
affected parents had coloboma (3.8
pups) compared with litters from two chorioretinal dysplasia -(CRD --RRB-
affected collies (5.2
pups) or litters
by two normal collies (5.0
pups), indicating an influence of the coloboma genotype on offspring vitality.
Two
pups that were
affected by the UME and that were deemed unrealeasable are now being welcomed into our permanent care at Georgia Aquarium.
If that occurs, the premature removal of protection offered
by subnivean birth lairs may expose young ringed seal
pups to high levels of predation, which may negatively
affect populations of ringed seals and the polar bears that depend on them for food.