Lethal acrodermatitis is a serious inherited skin
condition of Bull Terriers that usually causes death before the dog reaches two years of age.
Not exact matches
Jonny Justice, a 45 - pound, Staffordshire
bull terrier, one
of 66 canines rescued from Jets quarterback Michael Vick's notorious Bad Newz Kennels in Smithville, Va., in 2007 (SI, Dec. 29, 2008), has come a long way from the nightmarish
conditions he endured as a puppy.
Researchers finally discovered what causes deadly skin
condition called lethal acrodermatitis (LAD) affecting a large population
of Bull Terrier dogs.
«This means that, although assessed by an appropriate expert to be a pit
bull terrier type, he can be returned to his owners, following court approval with
conditions, most
of which are mandatory under this legislation,» the council noted in a release sent to The Dodo.
At every Miniature
Bull Terrier Club show there is a Health Stand where a variety
of recent articles relating to the health matters discussed above and other
conditions of interest are available.
In addition, this behavior pattern
of Bull Terriers has also been likened to another
condition.
Twelve countries in Europe, in addition to Australia, Canada, Ecuador, Malaysia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore, and Venezuela have enacted some sort
of breedspecific legislation on pit
bull type dogs, including American Pit Bull Terriers, including outright bans to limitations and conditions on owners
bull type dogs, including American Pit
Bull Terriers, including outright bans to limitations and conditions on owners
Bull Terriers, including outright bans to limitations and
conditions on ownership.
The
condition is rare but is seen more commonly in Staffordshire
bull terriers in which pedigree analysis supports a hereditary etiology for the
condition but is insufficient to determine the exact mode
of inheritance, [148, 149].
A simple DNA test, using a small sample
of the dog's blood, is now available which will identify carriers, clears, and affecteds for this
condition in the Staffordshire
Bull Terrier.
L -2-HGA is a metabolic
condition of Staffordshire
Bull Terriers in which affected dogs lack an enzyme to properly break down a metabolic byproduct, an organic acid, L -2-hydroxyglutaric acid.
L -2-HGA is a metabolic
condition of some Staffordshire
Bull Terriers.
Similarly, American spaniels, Golden retrievers, Labrador retrievers, Rottweilers, Siberian huskies,
Bull terriers and Standard poodles may develop this
condition at age 6 — 12 months
of age.