Since
the majority of affected dogs will have autoantibodies by 4 yrs of age, annual testing for the first 4 years is recommended and testing every other year thereafter is sufficient.
The major observation made from examining the pedigree was that the vast
majority of affected dogs were born to healthy parents (143 affected dogs from 112 litters).
Conventional maintenance therapy of phenobarbital, potassium bromide, clorazepate, dilantin or diazepam was used alone or in combination for
the majority of affected dogs.
A simple dominant mode of inheritance can be excluded because the vast
majority of affected dogs were born to clinically normal parents.
Most allergies appear after the pet is six months of age with
the majority of affected dogs over age two.
Not exact matches
In this study, the
majority of the graded
dogs were only mildly
affected, and moderate to severe cases were quite rare.
The
majority of dogs are
affected in both eyes.
In the
majority of cases, the
dogs affected were running into a stick, according to DVM360.
The
majority of Chihuahuas are healthy little
dogs, but there are some genetic issues that can
affect the breed.
The
majority of canine victims are younger than a year old, although the virus can
affect adult
dogs as well.
In contrast to
dogs, the
majority of heart disease in cats
affects the muscular part
of the heart, rather than its valves, electrical system or the sac surrounding the heart.
H3N2 remains uncommon in most areas but since the vast
majority of dogs in the US are likely susceptible, shelters should use caution when admitting
dogs from
affected shelters as well as monitoring for and isolating
dogs with clinical signs
of respiratory disease.
The
majority of times,
dogs which eat rabbit faeces are usually unaffected by it; parasites carried by rabbits normally do not
affect dogs (except Encephalitozoon cuniculi).
In some breeds (Dobermans) the
majority of dilute (blue and fawn)
dogs are
affected, but in IG's, only a small percentage
of dilute
dogs seem to be
affected.
However, the vast
majority of owners
of affected dogs are pleased that their breeder is interested in their
dog, and in improving the health
of the breed so that other
affected dogs are not produced.
The
majority of the complaints involve
dogs, but cats also have been
affected.
Although most owners (72 %) reported that TC did not
affect the
dogs» daily activities, the
majority of them had tried to stop the behaviour (89 %, Fig. 3a and b).