He can be prone to several serious health conditions,
including subaortic stenosis, hip and elbow dysplasia, gastric torsion, and epilepsy.
Not exact matches
Located in New York, and as a former patient at the hospital, Cornell's Cardiology Companion Animal services provide, «a number of interventional therapies
including, but not limited to, pacemaker implantation, occlusion of patent ductus arteriosus, balloon valvuloplasty for pulmonic and
subaortic stenosis, cardioversion of atrial fibrillation and radiofrequency catheter ablation of arrhythmias.»
A responsible Newfoundland breeder will welcome your visit, and will guarantee, in writing, against hip dysplasia and other congenital defects,
including a heart defect known as
subaortic stenosis, a condition that is a problem for the breed.
These may
include: hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, osteochondrosis dessicans (OCD), craniomandibular osteopathy (CMO), hypertrophic osteodystrophy (HOD), eosinophilic panosteitis, Wobbler Syndrome, alantoaxial subluxation, Legg - Calve - Perthes» Disease, medial patellar luxation, eye diseases,
subaortic stenosis, pulmonary stenosis, ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosis, Tetralogy of Fallot, persistent right aortic arch, dilated cardiomyopathy, hemophilia, Von Willebrand's disease, epilepsy, hydrocephalus, intervertebral disk disease, mange, hypothyroidism, Cushing's Disease, pituitary dwarfism and autoimmune skin disorders.
Tests
include OFA (hip x-ray certification), CERF (Canine Eye Registry Foundation), Penn - Hip (hip joint laxity), SAS (
subaortic stenosis, a heart defect common to some popular breeds), thyroid and other measures.