Dalmatian Health
2018 NATIONAL HEALTH HANDOUT
This handout was provided to our exhibitors at the 16th National Specialty Championship Show and Trials in October 2018. It is a 4 page document containing the Top 10 poisonous plants and poisons for dogs, some Dalmatian friendly treats, a Purine Chart and an article by Julia Soukup for The Dalmatian Club of America - Preventive Hydration, Diet, Elimination and Exercise Recommendations for a Healthy Dalmatian
2018 HEART CLINIC
The Dalmatian Club of NSW Inc hosted a Heart Clinic in conjunction with our National Show - October 2018.
Results below from Dr Niek Beijerink DVM PhD Dipl. ECVIM-CA (Cardiology) . Please see the attached FAQ's for further information.
A total of 16 Dalmatian dogs were investigated. Five were male, eleven were female, dogs were aged 1 to 11 years of age.
Six dogs were only investigated with physical examination/ auscultation (of which one had a grade 2 murmur, the others were normal on auscultation).
Twelve dogs were investigated with both physical examination and echocardiography. Two dogs were diagnosed with mild atrioventricular degenerative disease (both had murmurs). One dog was suspected to have occult dilated cardiomyopathy (but on physical examination no murmur), emphasising the additional value of echocardiograpy. The other 9 dogs had no evidence of heart disease on echocardiography, which overruled the presence of a soft murmur in 2 of those dogs.
DEAFNESS IN DOGS & CATS
Information on Deafness Prevalence, Causes, & Management For Owners, Breeders, and Researchers
George M. Strain, PhD
Professor of Neuroscience
Comparative Biomedical Sciences
School of Veterinary Medicine
Louisiana State University
http://www.lsu.edu/deafness/deaf.htm
THE DALMATIAN DILEMMA
White Coat Colour and Deafness.
DR. BRUCE M CATTANACH
MRC Mammalian Genetics Unit, Harwell,
Oxfordshire OX11 0JJ, UK
Jour. Small Anim. Pract. 40: 193-200, 1999
http://www.steynmere.co.uk/DALM_DEAFNESS.html
ARDS IN DALMATIANS
Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) in Dalmatians
Dr. Tyge Greibrokk
Professor of Analytical Chemistry
University of Oslo, Norway
http://www.wafdal.org/index.php/de/ct-menu-item-34