Sentences with phrase «of renal dysplasia»

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Shih Tzus who have renal dysplasia have shortened life spans, although the prognosis depends on the severity of the condition.

Past contributions have made possible research on renal dysplasia in Shih Tzu which has contributed to the discovery of what is believed to be the cause of juvenile renal dysplasia, and the development of a screening test for this mutation.

The ASTC has conducted health surveys and funded health research, most notably efforts to locate a genetic marker for renal dysplasia, a develop - mental defect of the kidneys found in our breed.

Some of these include skin allergies, ear infections, elbow dysplasia, canine hip dysplasia, epilepsy, and progressive renal atrophy.

While there is no cure for Renal Dysplasia, prevention may come in as little as two years in the form of a genetic test for the disease.

Dogs with Renal Dysplasia also have a reduced number of glomeruli, the structures that filter toxins from the blood.

The American Shih Tzu Club is at the forefront of research to identify a genetic marker for Renal Dysplasia.

Dogs from puppy mills and private individuals are often the products of parents who've never received appropriate veterinary care nor have they been health tested for congenital problems such as hip dysplasia, glaucoma, heart problems, and renal illnesses, just to mention a few.

Dogs: $ 40,606 Hip Dysplasia - 3 - year - old female Border Collie Cross $ 36,485 Pleural Effusion (build - up of excess fluid between the layers of the pleura outside the lung)- 1 - year - old male Rottweiler $ 29,173 Insulinoma; Post-Op Pancreatitis / Biliary Obstruction - 7 - year - old male Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier $ 27,142 Toxic Myelodysplasia (serious blood condition)- 8 - year - old female Beagle $ 25,442 Spay Complication / Systemic Infection - 1 - year - old female mixed breed Cats: $ 17,685 Inflammatory Bowel Disease - 6 - year - old male Siamese Cross $ 16,704 Acute Renal Failure Syndrome (failure of the kidneys)- 10 - year - old male Domestic Shorthair $ 16,552 Hypoglycemia Crisis With Seizures - 3 - year - old male mixed breed $ 10,000 Cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder)- 12 - year - old male Domestic Shorthair $ 7,000 Sarcoma (cancer)- 12 - year - old female Domestic Shorthair «A lot of people would never imagine their dog could run up a vet bill as high as the cost of a luxury car,» says Kristen Lynch, Executive Director of the North American Pet Health Association (NAPHIA).

29 % of respondents reported that their dogs had Renal Dysplasia (RD).

This is especially so in view of the fact that 28 % of the affected dogs were diagnosed with renal dysplasia, which is hereditary.

Founded in 1966 to help quantify the incidence of hip dysplasia and help breeders reduce its manifestation, the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (5) reads radiographs (x-rays) and catalogs information about hip and elbow dysplasia (joint malformations), thyroid disease, congenital cardiac disease, and patellar luxation (loose kneecaps), and offers DNA testing for several diseases, including copper toxicosis, progressive retinal atrophy (an eye disease), Von Willebrand disease (a bleeding disorder) and renal dysplasia (a kidney abnormality).

ASCA did a mini-survey on kidney disease and just under a third of those who had a dog with kidney disease said the dog had renal dysplasia.

Juvenile Renal Dysplasia (JRD) or Renal Dysplasia (RD) is an inherited condition affecting the developmental maturation of the kidney.

Renal dysplasia is thought to be a simple recessive problem in shih tzus (Bruyette, Veterinary Information Network (www.vin.com), 1996) but I couldn't find specific information on mode of inheritance in bichons for this condition, either.

The result of two negative recessive genes combining is a real health problem — the kind of problems we are increasingly seeing in Kennel Club dogs: epilepsy, dysplasia, deafness, congenital skin conditions, heart murmurs, cataracts, polyarthritis, progressive renal atrophy, allergies, hypothyroidism, and Cushing's Syndrome, to name a few.