Sentences with phrase «affects female dogs»

Diabetes is the most common hormonal disorder of dogs, and it mainly affects female dogs between the ages of 5 and 7 years of age.

Addison's disease more commonly affects female dogs in the prime of life.

Not exact matches

If I had studied only Gunnison's prairie dogs, on the other hand, I would have concluded that both costs and benefits of polyandry dramatically affect female survivorship and female reproductive success,» says Hoogland.

Kikusui says the nasal spray may have affected only female dogs because oxytocin plays a greater role in female reproduction, being important during labor and lactation.

It most commonly affects castrated male and spayed female dogs between the ages of 4 and 10 years across a variety of breeds.

McCarthy placed her three German shepherd dogs fence to fence with a female full - blooded wolf in order to document how the wolf's behavior would affect that of her dogs.

Chronic active hepatitis is and inflammatory disease of the liver common in small to medium breed dogs, but can occur in any breed of dog, male or female, can occur at any age, although most affected dogs fall in the middle age to senior age range.

Urinary incontinence most commonly affects spayed, female dogs but can develop in any individual.

Female dogs are affected about twice as frequently as male dogs.

These conditions are inherited as X chromosome linked disorders, meaning only male dogs can become affected with the disease, while female dogs, though not clinically affected, can carry the mutation and pass it on to their young.

Dogs also get sunburned, which affects their shedding, and pregnancy or lactation in female dogs may cause them to shed a bit of extra hair while their bodies go through these chanDogs also get sunburned, which affects their shedding, and pregnancy or lactation in female dogs may cause them to shed a bit of extra hair while their bodies go through these chandogs may cause them to shed a bit of extra hair while their bodies go through these changes.

HGE can affect any breed of dog at any age and it is not more prevalent in males or females.

About 70 percent of dogs with Addison's are female, although in some breeds, including Standard Poodles and Bearded Collies, males and females are equally affected.

Lupus affects mainly female dogs.

In most dogs, only one hip is affected, and males and females are equally affected.

The syndrome can affect both male and female dogs ranging in ages from 6 months to 9 years.

Both male and female dogs can be affected, but obstruction of urine flow is more common in males due to differences in anatomy.

When it comes to anal glad issues and sexes - both female and male dogs can be affected.

Canine hip dysplasia is most often seen in large breeds like German Shepherd Dogs, Saint Bernards, and Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, but any size dog may be affected and both male and female dogs are affected with equal frequeDogs, Saint Bernards, and Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, but any size dog may be affected and both male and female dogs are affected with equal frequeDogs, but any size dog may be affected and both male and female dogs are affected with equal frequedogs are affected with equal frequency.

In an affected dog or cat, female heartworms that reside in the pulmonary artery release small larval forms called microfilaria.

However, do keep in mind that usually it is the size of bitch or the female dog or the mom that largely affects the size of the puppy as compare to the sire

In addition to these breeds, male dogs are also affected more commonly than females.

The ratio of affected male dogs (90) to female (56) was 1:0.62, differing significantly from the 1:1.08 male to female ratio for the general Irish wolfhound population during the same time period (p = 0.001; an average of 2502 dogs were born yearly).

Bladder stones in dogs (also referred to as uroliths or calculi) are increasingly common, and can affect both male and female dogs of all breeds and all ages.

However, when only those dogs with onset of seizure activity before 3 years of age were taken into account, there was not a significant difference between the percentage of affected females and males.

Allergies to specific dog food's and their ingredients can affect any breed, male or female and can start occuring at any age (although symptoms are more common in younger dogs from the age of two up to six years old.

Affected male dogs typically present with symptoms related to cysteine bladder stones at 6 to 14 months of age, however female dogs tend to develop symptoms later than males.

Submissive urination is an issue that can affect any dog regardless or age, breed, or gender, but typically younger dogs and females are the most likely to experience it.

And the same things goes for females: «The bitch was bred to a few dogs over the years and in each litter there was an affected pup so it is suspected she has the problem.

What many pet owners do not know is that the incidence of mammary tumor development in dogs is higher yet, with one in four unspayed female dogs affected.

Hereditary nephritis in the Samoyed is a dominant, X-linked disease that affects young male dogs more severely than females.

Thankfully, most canines aren't affected by accidental ingestions, but non-spayed female dogs are at risk of side effects.

It is routine to spay (OVH) an intact female dog prior to or during surgery to remove an affected mammary gland.

Female dogs are more commonly affected.

· The dog has been exposed to medications that happen to kill the microfilaria being produced, but has not had an affect on the adult worms or the medication has resulted in the infertility of the female adult worms.

Dog Appeasing Pheromone ® (DAP) is an artificially synthesized version of a pheromone produced by lactating female dogs that has a reassuring affect and is available as a collar that the dog can wear to reduce anxieDog Appeasing Pheromone ® (DAP) is an artificially synthesized version of a pheromone produced by lactating female dogs that has a reassuring affect and is available as a collar that the dog can wear to reduce anxiedog can wear to reduce anxiety.

While any dog can develop diabetes, it frequently affects middle - aged to older dogs, especially unspayed female dogs.

OCD occurs more frequently in males than females and most affected dogs begin to show signs of pain or lameness around 4 - 8 months old.

It most often affects dogs between the ages of four to fourteen (mean age of 8) and female dogs are more susceptible than males1.

Female dogs are more commonly affected than males.

Affected dogs are usually in the 5 to 14 month age range and male dogs are more commonly infected than female dogs.

The prevalence of MMVD in CKCS increases with age and male dogs develop MMVD earlier than females, thus, an age difference between the groups or more males in one groups should affect the result [5].

In the present investigation, 53 % of all dogs had heart murmurs, with 46 % of the females affected and 61 % of the males.

Among dogs homozygous for the mutation (i.e. carrying two copies of it) males have a much higher incidence of urate urolithiasis than females but not all genetically affected males show clinical signs.

A second possible cause is a condition that affects spayed female dogs, in which a hormonal imbalance leads to a weakening in the tone of the sphincter muscle, and in turn leading to occasional urine leakage.

Male dogs seem to be affected more often than females.

I found my own male dog required less food after neutering, but that my female dogs did not seem to be affected.

Positive results have also been reported when canine brucellosis, which affects the reproductive systems of dogs of both sexes and causes pregnant females to lose their puppies, is treated with this class of antibiotics.

In humans, the gene that is linked to this type of clotting defect is recessive and affects more women than men; this is not as true for dogs, as males and females are equally susceptible to inheriting the disease.

She arranged for tissue samples from the 4 affected dogs to be examined by the University of California, Davis Neuromuscular Lab and although they originally diagnosed 4 different types of muscular dystrophy, this was viewed with skepticism as 4 types would be highly unlikely (especially since 1 affected dog was a female and true muscular dystrophy does not affect females).