Health

Recommended Reading

Control of Canine Genetic Diseases
by George A. Padgett, DVM

Genetics of the Dog
by Malcolm B. Willis

ABCs of Breeding: What Every Breeder Should Know
by Claudia Orlandi, PhD

Click here for a chart of the Genetic Diseases of the PBGV as compiled by George A. Padgett, DVM based on the results of the PBGVCA 2000 Health Survey. Use the back button on your browser to return to this page.

PBGV and Canine Health Links

Canine Eye Registration Foundation - CERF
Orthopedic Foundation for Animals - OFA
AKC Canine Health Foundation
Canine Health Information Center
PBGVCA Health and Genetics Committee
PBGVCA Health and Rescue Foundation
PBGVCA 2000 Health Survey Results
Saber Tails' Dr. Roughie Health Articles

General Veterinary Information

Veterinary Medical Encyclopedia	Veterinary Information for Dog Owners	Veterinary Partner
PetEducation.com	World Small Animal Veterinary Association

Ocular

Veterinary Ophthalmology Information Centre	Canine Eye Registration Foundation (CERF)	American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO)
Retinal Dysplasia and Retinal Folds	In a Dog's Eye	Corneal Dystrophy in Dogs
Cataracts - A Common Ocular Disease in Dogs	Persistent Pupillary Membranes in Dogs	Yearly CERF Exams - Why are they Important
What Are Persistent Pupillary Membranes	Persistent Pupillary Membranes - PPMs	Cataracts
Veterinary Vision - Cataract	Inheritance of Cataracts in Dogs

Glaucoma

What is Glaucoma? Canine Inherited Disorders Database	Getting the Drop on Glaucoma: The Medical and Surgical Management of Glaucoma	Glaucoma and Cataracts: Can We Eliminate Them?
Canine Glaucoma and Lens Luxation	Understanding Glaucoma in the Samoyed (and other breeds)	Glaucoma and Lens Luxation - Sorting out the Facts

Epilepsy

Aussie Genetics Fact Sheet: Epilepsy	Canine Epilepsy Network	The Epi Guardian Angels
Canine Epilepsy Resource Center	Pet Health Library - Seizure Disorders

Allergies/Autoimmune Diseases

Atopy in Dogs	Atopy (Environmental Allergies Affecting the Skin)	Flea Allergy Dermatitis in Dogs
Allergic and Non-Allergic Food Reactions Causing Skin Diseases	Food Allergy in Dogs	Allergic Drug Reactions Affecting the Skin
DCA Information on Thyroid Disorders	Allergy Testing in Dogs	OFA Thyroid
Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia	Diabetes Mellitus Center	Hypothyroidism in Dogs
VetInfo - Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia	AIHA - What Every Owner Needs to Know	Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Neck Pain Syndrome	Pets with Diabetes	Steroid Responsive Meningitis-Vasculitis
VetInfo - Cushing's Disease or Hyperadrenocorticism	Cushing's Syndrome/Disease - Related Links

Hip Dysplasia

Series on Canine Hip Dysplasia	Othopedic Foundation for Animals	Canine Hip and Elbow Dysplasia Resources
The Pet Health Library - Hip Dysplasia	PennHip - The University of Pennsylvania Hip Improvement Program

Elbow Dysplasia

Skeletal

Cardiac Diseases

Pet Health Library - Patent Ductus Arteriosus	Aussie Genetic Fact Sheet: PDA	HomeVet - Heart Disease
Canine Cardiology	Hearth Murmurss - What Are They, Anyway?

Tick Borne

Just What are "Tick Titers," Anyway? An Overview of Select Tick-Borne Diseases	Ticks: Life Cycle, Anatomy, and Disease Transmission	Ehrlichiosis (Vet Centric)
Ehrlichiosis (Pet Education)	Lyme Disease	Lyme Disease (Borreliosis)
An Overview of Canine Babesiosis	Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever	Haemobartonellosis in Dogs
Pet Health Library - Lyme Disease	Hepatozoon Canis

Vaccinations

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