Sentences with phrase «screened for elbow dysplasia»

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The most common problems are hip & elbow dysplasia which should be screened for when buying from a breeder.

Berners are generally healthy dogs, and responsible breeders will screen their breeding stock for health conditions such as hip and elbow dysplasia, blood disorders, some cancers, and progressive retinal atrophy.

Our staff can perform diagnostic x-rays for evaluation of injuries and illness, chest x-rays for cancer screening, hip and elbow dysplasia and contrast studies.

Responsible Bullmastiff breeders support the American Bullmastiff Association Health & Research Committee, and screen their breeding stock for cardiac issues, hip and elbow dysplasia, hypothyroidism and eye problems.

The Kuvasz is a healthy breed overall, and responsible breeders will screen their stock for health conditions such as elbow and hip dysplasia, autoimmune thyroiditis, patellar luxation, cardiac conditions, and progressive retinal atrophy.

If your veterinarian diagnoses elbow dysplasia, there is also an increased risk of having concurrent hip dysplasia (and vice versa), so make sure to ask your veterinarian to screen your dog for both diseases.

A responsible breeder will screen breeding stock for health conditions such as degenerative myelopathy and elbow and hip dysplasia.

The breed is generally very healthy, and a responsible breeder screens breeding stock for health conditions such as juvenile epilepsy, storage disease, hip dysplasia, and elbow dysplasia.

GSD Litter Registration Limitation (LRL) The German Shepherd Dog Council (Australia) requested an ANKC Ltd survey to be conducted of owners of registered German Shepherd Dogs to amend the current LRL relative to screening for hip and elbow dysplasia for... Read More

«Orthopedic issues such as hip and elbow dysplasia are some of the most common health ailments seen in retrievers,» said Moss, a participant in retriever hunt tests and owner of University Drive Veterinary Hospital in State College, Penn. «These are good things to screen for in all dogs, but with retrievers it's especially important.»

You can not manage common pain - causing conditions like hip or elbow dysplasia in a breeding program without a thorough screening regimen for breeding dogs.

For Chinese Shar - Pei, screening tests have been recommended against the following health concerns: hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, autoimmune thyroiditis, patellar luxation, and a CERF exam to identify various eye and vision abnormalities.

Adhering to a mandatory screening protocol means a breeder must comply with any relevant breed - specific DNA disease tests and follow any British Veterinary Association / Kennel Club / International Sheep Dog Society (BVA / KC / ISDS) eye, elbow, hip dysplasia schemes and veterinary diagnostic tests to ensure that a potential sire or dam is not a carrier for a known hereditary disease.

The Boerboel is typically a healthy breed, and a responsible breeder will screen breeding stock for health conditions such as elbow and hip dysplasia, heart disease, and two disorders that affect the eyelids: ectropion and entropion.

Labs are healthy dogs overall, and a responsible breeder screens breeding stock for conditions such as elbow and hip dysplasia, heart disorders, hereditary myopathy (muscle weakness), and eye conditions, including progressive retinal atrophy.